{"version":"1","article":{"id":"dr-congo-business-confidence-august-2026","slug":"dr-congo-business-confidence-august-2026","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/dr-congo-business-confidence-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/dr-congo-business-confidence-august-2026?lang=en","title":"DR Congo business-confidence balance edges up to 44.3 in August","summary":"The overall balance of business leaders’ opinions in the Central Bank of Congo’s August barometer rose to 44.3% from 44.0% in July. The indicator measures managers’ assessments, not an output growth rate.","category":"business","region":"world","topics":["statistics"],"published_at":"2026-10-10T20:27:35+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-10T20:27:35+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-08","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Banque Centrale du Congo","url":"https://www.bcc.cd/actualites/communiques/barometre-de-conjoncture-de-l-economie-de-la-rdc-communique-de-presse-aout-2026-6dd555f82afd4f5fa117b1f423c2a30d","checkedAt":"2026-10-10","publishedAt":"2026-09-25"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/dr-congo-business-confidence-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/dr-congo-business-confidence-august-2026?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/dr-congo-business-confidence-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/dr-congo-business-confidence-august-2026?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/dr-congo-business-confidence-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/dr-congo-business-confidence-august-2026?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/dr-congo-business-confidence-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/dr-congo-business-confidence-august-2026?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/dr-congo-business-confidence-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/dr-congo-business-confidence-august-2026?lang=es"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["In its August 2026 economic barometer, published on 25 September, the Central Bank of Congo said the overall gross balance of business leaders’ opinions rose to 44.3% from 44.0% in July. The bank said the survey results pointed to continued growth momentum among productive sectors. The balance of opinions measures participating businesses’ assessments; it should not be read as GDP growth or as a measured percentage increase in output.","By sector, the balance for extractive industries increased to 46.9% in August from 46.6% in July, while services rose to 33.4% from 32.1%. Construction edged up to 54.1% from 53.9%, and electricity and water to 28.1% from 25.2%; manufacturing slipped to 25.9% from 26.0%. The bank cited power-network supply constraints as a risk for extractive activity, while pointing to distribution-network work and infrastructure projects as supportive factors."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"The overall balance of business leaders’ opinions in the Central Bank of Congo’s August barometer rose to 44.3% from 44.0% in July. The indicator measures managers’ assessments, not an output growth rate.\n\nIn its August 2026 economic barometer, published on 25 September, the Central Bank of Congo said the overall gross balance of business leaders’ opinions rose to 44.3% from 44.0% in July. The bank said the survey results pointed to continued growth momentum among productive sectors. The balance of opinions measures participating businesses’ assessments; it should not be read as GDP growth or as a measured percentage increase in output.\n\nBy sector, the balance for extractive industries increased to 46.9% in August from 46.6% in July, while services rose to 33.4% from 32.1%. Construction edged up to 54.1% from 53.9%, and electricity and water to 28.1% from 25.2%; manufacturing slipped to 25.9% from 26.0%. The bank cited power-network supply constraints as a risk for extractive activity, while pointing to distribution-network work and infrastructure projects as supportive factors.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"business","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/business-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic industrial workshop with machinery, a warehouse and a crane.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"business","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/business-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic industrial workshop with machinery, a warehouse and a crane.","language":"en"}}}