Congo, Democratic Republic - Market ChallengesCongo (DR) - Market Challenges
- Chronic unemployment, particularly among youth
- Poverty
- Low literacy rate
- Inadequate and underdeveloped transportation and utilities infrastructure
- Dollarized economy
- Endemic corruption across all echelons of government
- Poor or inadequate contract enforcement
- Limited access to credit
- Continuing insecurity in eastern DRC
- National political instability
- Large and inefficient bureaucratic institutions
- Lack of an adequate or effective judicial system
- Inconsistent application of commercial laws
- Lack of transparency in the political decision-making process
- Inefficient and burdensome tax and customs administrations
- Inadequate protection of property rights
- Expensive and unreliable utilities and public infrastructure (water, electricity, transportation)
- Low domestic purchasing power
- Limited spoken and written English proficiency
- Dominance of the informal sector