National Blueprint · One of 195
A nation of 6.48 million with forest across nearly two-thirds of its land, and 36,785 cubic metres of renewable fresh water for every citizen.
Perfect Nations values what Republic of the Congo owns and raises capital against it, through innovative financing for development (FfD) and super intelligence (SI).
Republic of the Congo at a glance
What we do for Republic of the Congo
Perfect Nations is a new-age sovereign advisory firm, and its clients are nations.
The whole logo: a Perfect Nation, where every citizen has all seven basic standards of living, led by good governance.
01Assets · The cup · Sovereign Assets
Each is owned today, earns today, and can carry Republic of the Congo toward seven basic standards of living for every citizen.
64.0%Of land under forest, 2024
Part of the Congo Basin, the second-largest tropical forest on Earth.
$41.8MUp to, for 8.4 Mt of emission reductions
A results-based agreement covering more than 12 million hectares of Sangha and Likouala.
36,785 m³Renewable fresh water per person, 2022
Among the largest endowments of fresh water per citizen anywhere.
37.7%Natural resource rents, share of GDP, 2021
The revenue that writes the budget.
6.48mCitizens, 2025
Nearly two in three live in cities, most of them in Brazzaville and Pointe-Noire.
02Capital · The laurels · Capital Architecture
Bonds, guarantees, swaps and loans that raise capital against what Republic of the Congo owns, every line sourced.
Capital ArchitectureThe record in figures
Capital already committed
Priced 20 May 2026 · Closed 26 May 2026 · $564 million of the 2032 notes bought back by tender · The rest of the 2032 notes called, settlement expected 12 June 2026
Ten-year notes that retired the 2032 bond
Dollar notes due 2036 whose proceeds repurchased the 9.875% notes due 2032 and refinanced short-term treasury bonds on the CEMAC regional market maturing between June and September 2026. They lengthen the maturity of the State’s debt.
Republic of the Congo
SourcePriced 11 February 2026 · Closed 17 February 2026 · Concurrent tender: $354 million of the 2032 notes accepted, settled 23 February 2026
Issued with a buyback of part of the 2032 notes
Dollar notes due 2035, issued alongside a cash tender for the 9.875% notes due 2032. The proceeds refinance short-term treasury bonds on the CEMAC regional market maturing in March and April 2026.
Republic of the Congo
SourcePriced 4 November 2025, $670 million · Tap priced 16 December 2025, $260 million · $354 million bought back February 2026 and $564 million May 2026 · The rest called, settlement expected 12 June 2026
$670 million and a $260 million tap (the sum is arithmetic)
Dollar notes that refinanced short-term treasury bonds on the CEMAC regional market falling due between November 2025 and February 2026. Within seven months they were bought back and called with the proceeds of the 2035 and 2036 notes.
Republic of the Congo
SourceApproved 7 August 2026 · IDA · Protected Agricultural Zones
Feed, fingerlings and day-old chicks for local producers
Strengthens poultry and fish farming to reduce the country’s dependence on food imports, with better access to feed, fingerlings and day-old chicks, training, and climate-resilient infrastructure in selected Protected Agricultural Zones. It serves the food and livelihood standards.
World Bank
SourceApproved 24 April 2026 · IBRD, EUR 26.20 million · New result area: debt management, cash management and state enterprise governance · Closing extended to 31 December 2028
Adds debt and cash management to the 2023 programme
An IBRD top-up to the Accelerating Governance Institutional Reforms for Sustainable Services programme of 2023. It adds a result area on debt management, cash management and the governance of state-owned enterprises.
World Bank
SourceApproved 31 March 2026 · IDA credit of EUR 100.50 million for the Republic of the Congo · Part of a $1.02 billion programme with Cameroon and the Central African Republic
The Congo share of a three-country forest programme
An IDA operation to improve forest management and strengthen forest value chains in Central Africa, expected to generate 220,000 jobs across the three countries. It serves the livelihood standard in forest communities.
World Bank
SourceApproved 30 October 2025 · Brazzaville and Pointe-Noire
About 575,000 residents expected to benefit
Reduces climate risks and strengthens urban infrastructure in the two main cities, Brazzaville and Pointe-Noire. It serves the shelter standard for about 575,000 residents.
World Bank
SourceApproved 20 June 2025 · The final operation of a series of three, 2022 to 2025
Revenue, public finance, social protection and electricity reforms
Budget support for revenue from the oil and non-oil sectors and better public financial management, with reforms for competition, the business environment, human capital, social protection and electricity access.
World Bank
SourceApproved 26 June 2024
Improved electricity access for some 1.75 million people
Strengthens electricity services so that some 1.75 million people gain improved access to electricity. It serves the energy standard.
World Bank
SourceApproved 26 June 2024 · Program-for-Results · $80 million IDA and $15 million from the Global Partnership for Education
Co-financed with the Global Partnership for Education
Finances education reform against agreed results in schools. It is aimed at the education standard, which sets Coverage for the Republic of the Congo.
World BankGlobal Partnership for Education
SourceApproved 15 December 2023 · The second of a series of three
Budget support for reforms
Supports reforms in governance, public finance and inclusive growth. It was followed by the third and final operation in June 2025.
World Bank
SourceApproved 31 March 2023 · Program-for-Results · $45 million IBRD loan and $25 million IDA credit
Paid on verified results
Strengthens the institutions that deliver public services, with funds released against agreed results. A $30 million additional financing followed in April 2026.
World Bank
SourceApproved 23 March 2023 · $70 million IBRD loan and $12 million PROGREEN grant · Additional IDA credit of EUR 47.2 million signed 8 December 2023 · Closing 31 May 2028
Plus additional financing of EUR 47.2 million, December 2023
Supports rural livelihoods that withstand a changing climate. It serves the food and livelihood standards for farming households.
World BankPROGREEN
SourceApproved 2 June 2022 · IDA
Connectivity and digital services
Extends broadband and digital public services. The EIB and the European Union co-finance its European component.
World Bank
SourceApproved 21 January 2022 · Sixth and final review 12 March 2025 · 200 percent of quota
About $430 million disbursed in all; a new arrangement has been requested
A three-year IMF arrangement, concluded with its sixth and final review in March 2025, when cumulative disbursements reached SDR 324 million (about $430 million). An IMF mission from 24 September to 7 October 2026 discussed the Government’s request for a new Extended Credit Facility; no staff-level agreement had been reached.
International Monetary Fund
SourceApproved 2 June 2021 · IDA
Free care for diseases such as malaria, and for pregnant women and children
Strengthens the health system and pays for free care for certain diseases such as malaria, free vaccines, and free care for pregnant women and children. Health coverage stands at 45 on the WHO index.
World Bank
SourceSigned 3 May 2021 · Results-based carbon payments · No payment made by 29 November 2024
For 8.4 million tonnes of emission reductions through 2025
Pays for verified reductions in emissions from deforestation across more than 12 million hectares in the north of the country. A World Bank mission in November 2024 recorded no payment yet; it expected a first performance payment of $8.37 million, including a $1 million advance, once its conditions were met.
World BankForest Carbon Partnership Facility
SourceApproved 19 March 2021 · Grant · Accredited entity: FAO · Total project value $46.6 million
Forest emissions in five departments of the south
A Green Climate Fund grant to cut forest loss from slash-and-burn farming and fuelwood in southern Congo, by securing land access for small farmers, building fuelwood and agroforestry systems and improving market access for farmer groups. It serves the food and livelihood standards while keeping the forest standing.
Green Climate FundFAO
SourceApproved 24 June 2020, $50 million · Additional IDA credit of EUR 74.9 million ($83.0 million), 2022 · Closing 30 June 2027
Cash transfers for poor households, and jobs for young people
Began as the Lisungi emergency response to COVID-19, with cash transfers to nearly 200,000 poor and vulnerable households. The additional financing extends the Lisungi safety net and adds productive inclusion for young people, which serves the livelihood standard.
World Bank
SourceSigned in Paris 3 September 2019 · Allocation of up to $65 million for 2019 to 2025: $45 million from the CAFI Trust Fund and $20 million bilateral
Close to $120 million mobilised with co-financing (2025 annual review)
A partnership with the Central African Forest Initiative for the forests of the Republic of the Congo, with an initial allocation of up to $65 million for 2019 to 2025. CAFI’s 2025 annual review reports close to $120 million mobilised through its funding and partners’ co-financing.
Central African Forest Initiative
SourceApproved 17 November 2023 · Loan · Budget support
To reduce dependence on oil
An African Development Bank loan for public investment management, the governance of public corporations, a new public procurement code, the business environment, electricity sector reform and productive sectors.
African Development Bank
SourceSigned 30 December 2022 · Co-finances the World Bank digital acceleration project · Launched 17 June 2025
European loan alongside a FCFA 10 billion EU grant
A European Investment Bank loan for governance through digitalisation, digital skills for employment, personal data protection, cybersecurity and priority IT systems in higher education and health.
European Investment Bank
SourceSigned 30 December 2023 · Grant · Launched 17 June 2025
EU grant alongside the EIB loan
A European Union grant to the same European component of the digital programme: governance through digitalisation, digital skills, data protection and cybersecurity.
European Union
SourceAnnounced 16 February 2026 · Covers up to 100% of the non-payment risk of banks confirming Ecobank Congo’s letters of credit
Trade, including essential foodstuffs such as oil and sugar
An African Development Bank guarantee that lets international banks confirm letters of credit issued by Ecobank Congo. It supports trade in health, education, transport and essential foodstuffs, which serves the food and livelihood standards.
African Development Bank
SourceAnnounced 11 November 2025 · In CFA francs, about $25.5 million · Backed by the IDA Private Sector Window local currency facility · At least 10% for women-owned or women-led firms
More than 3,000 small businesses over five years
An IFC local-currency loan to Bank of Africa Congo for lending to micro, small and medium enterprises, expected to support 800 to 1,300 new jobs. It serves the livelihood standard.
IFC
Source
Merveille OkembaNation Steward of Republic of the Congo · SI Researcher
Independent firms and social enterprises already at work in Republic of the Congo, highlighted by Perfect Nations. None is a partner of Perfect Nations.
The sugar production division of Somdia at Nkayi, which exported 3,066 tonnes of sugar to Gabon in 2023. Its molasses supply the country’s first ethanol distillery, a €23 million investment of over 6 million litres a year, opened in 2025.
Food Business MEA, 2025A water utility. On 16 December 2025 it brought the Nkombo drinking water station into service, to supply more than 5,000 households in the 9th arrondissement of Brazzaville.
Les Dépêches de Brazzaville, 2025The power station at Pointe-Noire. In 2025 it generated 2.4 TWh, equivalent to approximately 50% of the electricity produced in the country.
Eni, 2025Bank of Africa Congo is lending an IFC loan of FCFA 14.5 billion (about $25.5 million) to micro, small and medium enterprises, with more than 3,000 small businesses expected over five years.
IFC, 202503Solutions · The seven stars · Perfect Capita
Perfect Capita is the yearly cost, per person, of lifting everyone above the Living Line in all seven basic living standards, set with Republic of the Congo in its own prices.
How Perfect Capita worksTap a star for its figure and source.
The price of Perfect Republic of the Congo
To be set with Republic of the Congo, from its own figures and in its own prices: Perfect Capita times the people of Republic of the Congo, each year.
Perfect Nations estimate, to be confirmed with Republic of the Congo. Figures marked dated rest on surveys more than five years old; lenient measures are marked as such. The strict measures
Strict measures. Food: share not moderately or severely food insecure (FAO). Water: safely managed drinking water where measured; where it is not, basic water, marked as such. Shelter: the lower of safely managed sanitation and the share outside urban slums. Energy: the lower of electricity per person against 1,000 kWh and clean cooking. Education: the lower of children reading by the end of primary school and lower-secondary completion. Health: WHO service coverage index. Livelihood: share above the stricter of the national poverty line and the World Bank line for the nation’s income group. Each figure links to its source.
Solution No. 27
The forest that earns carbon revenue also educates the children who live beside it.
70%of Congolese children could not read a simple text, 2019
You hold one of the great forests of the world, and you have already priced part of it. … The forest and the oil earn. They do not yet reach the clinic, the classroom and the home.
“You have priced carbon in your forest. Now price a decent life for every citizen in the same currency.”
Work with us · The ReDesign Studio
One mission, three depths: the same four moves for Republic of the Congo, taken as far toward market as you choose.
For the Government of Republic of the Congo, its development partners and investors. Scope and fees are agreed in writing before any work begins.
Mandate 013 hours
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You leave withThe gap, named and sized
Mandate 023 days
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You leave withThe structure, drawn
Mandate 03End to end
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