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International Business Times
International Business Times
World
Emmet Livingstone

Inflation, Unemployment Weigh On DR Congo Leader's Economic Gains

About two thirds of the 100-million population survive on under $2.15 a day, according to the World Bank (Credit: AFP)

President Felix Tshisekedi, who once vowed to transform DR Congo into "the Germany of Africa", has promised to create jobs if he is re-elected, after a first term marked by economic growth but soaring inflation.

The 60-year-old has presided over years of economic upturn -- with more than six percent GDP growth projected for this year -- and ballooning national budgets.

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