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Blair Institute delivers economic policy plan for Tshisekedi's new government

DRC President Félix Tshisekedi. © Ludovic Marin/POOL/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

With two years left of his presidential term, Félix Tshisekedi wants to define the shape of the DRC's economic policy through to 2030 and the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change has drafted report to help with the task. [...]

Published on 26/05/2021 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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