# Republic of Congo - Link: https://perfectnations.com/blueprints/republic-of-congo/ - Published: 2026-05-22T21:50:20-05:00 - Author: Preeti Sinha National Blueprint · One of 195 # Republic of the Congo 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 * **6.5m**PeopleWorld Bank, 2025 * _Furthest from reach · Education_**70%**of Congolese children could not read a simple text by the end of primary school in 2019[World Bank, 2019](https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.LPV.PRIM?locations=CG) * **25**Instruments and investments on record[Capital already committed](https://perfectnations.com/blueprints/republic-of-congo/#bp-register) [Work with us](https://perfectnations.com/blueprints/republic-of-congo/#bp-studio) [Read the Letter to Republic of the Congo](https://perfectnations.com/blueprints/republic-of-congo/#bp-letter) What we do for Republic of the Congo ## Assets. Capital. Solutions. Perfect Nations is a new-age sovereign advisory firm, and its clients are nations. 1. [01AssetsThe cupFive sovereign assets, valued, from The Forest to The People.](https://perfectnations.com/blueprints/republic-of-congo/#bp-assets) 2. [02CapitalThe laurels25 instruments and investments on record, every one sourced.](https://perfectnations.com/blueprints/republic-of-congo/#bp-capital) 3. [03SolutionsThe seven starsSeven basic standards of living, star by star. Education is furthest from reach today.](https://perfectnations.com/blueprints/republic-of-congo/#bp-pc) **The whole logo:** a Perfect Nation, where every citizen has all seven basic standards of living, led by good governance. [01](https://perfectnations.com/blueprints/republic-of-congo/#bp-do)**Assets** · The cup · Sovereign Assets ## Five assets no balance sheet counts. 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 * ### The Forest * Part of the Congo Basin, the second-largest tropical forest on Earth. * **$41.8M**Up to, for 8.4 Mt of emission reductions * ### The Carbon * A results-based agreement covering more than 12 million hectares of Sangha and Likouala. * **36,785 m³**Renewable fresh water per person, 2022 * ### The Water * Among the largest endowments of fresh water per citizen anywhere. * **37.7%**Natural resource rents, share of GDP, 2021 * ### The Oil * The revenue that writes the budget. * **6.48m**Citizens, 2025 * ### The People * Nearly two in three live in cities, most of them in Brazzaville and Pointe-Noire. [Every figure, with its source](https://perfectnations.com/blueprints/republic-of-congo/#bp-sources) [The Sovereign Assets ledger](https://perfectnations.com/sovereign-assets/) [02](https://perfectnations.com/blueprints/republic-of-congo/#bp-do)**Capital** · The laurels · Capital Architecture ## 25 instruments. Four bond issues since November 2025, finance for the forest, and programmes for schools, power, farms and cities. Bonds, guarantees, swaps and loans that raise capital against what Republic of the Congo owns, every line sourced. [Capital Architecture](https://perfectnations.com/capital-architecture/) The record in figures * **97.2%**Total public debt, estimated as a share of GDP at end-2025[IMF, 2026](https://www.imf.org/en/news/articles/2026/03/16/pr26079-imf-executive-board-concludes-2026-post-financing-assessment-with-the-republic-of-congo) * **$850M**Eurobond, 9.5% amortizing notes due 2036, priced 20 May 2026, which retired the 2032 notes[Cleary Gottlieb, 2026](https://www.clearygottlieb.com/news-and-insights/news-listing/the-republic-of-congo-in-850-million-sovereign-bond-offering-jun-2026) * **SDR 324M**Extended Credit Facility of 2022, concluded March 2025: about $430 million disbursed; a new arrangement requested in 2026[IMF, 2025](https://www.imf.org/en/news/articles/2025/03/12/pr-25061-congo-imf-executive-board-concludes-the-sixth-review-of-the-ecf-arrangement) * **$120M**Sustainable Congo Basin Forest Economies Program, Phase 1: the Congo share of a $1.02 billion programme, approved March 2026[World Bank, 2026](https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2026/04/01/transform-forest-economies-and-drive-jobs-opportunities-for-60-million-people-around-the-congo-basin) * **Up to $41.8M**Emission Reductions Payment Agreement, Sangha and Likouala: for 8.4 million tonnes of emission reductions through 2025[World Bank, 2021](https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2021/05/03/world-bank-and-republic-of-congo-sign-agreement-to-reduce-carbon-emissions-and-preserve-forests) Capital already committed * GovernmentIssuedEurobond, 9.5% amortizing notes due 2036$850M * 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 * [Source](https://www.clearygottlieb.com/news-and-insights/news-listing/the-republic-of-congo-in-850-million-sovereign-bond-offering-jun-2026) * GovernmentIssuedEurobond, 9.5% amortizing notes due 2035$700M * Priced 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 * [Source](https://www.clearygottlieb.com/news-and-insights/news-listing/the-republic-of-congo-in-700-million-sovereign-bond-offering-and-concurrent-cash-tender-offer) * GovernmentBought backEurobond, 9.875% amortizing notes due 2032$930M * Priced 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 * [Source](https://www.clearygottlieb.com/news-and-insights/news-listing/the-republic-of-congo-in-670-million-sovereign-bond-offering) * MultilateralApprovedPoultry and Aquaculture Development Project$60M * Approved 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 * [Source](https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2026/08/07/wbg-financing-strengthen-poultry-aquaculture-value-chains-republic-congo) * MultilateralApprovedAGIR governance programme, first additional financing$30M * Approved 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 * [Source](https://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/099042826162531025/pdf/BOSIB-492ac2b8-53b8-432f-b3e2-05dd821983c4.pdf) * MultilateralApprovedSustainable Congo Basin Forest Economies Program, Phase 1 $120M * Approved 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 * [Source](https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2026/04/01/transform-forest-economies-and-drive-jobs-opportunities-for-60-million-people-around-the-congo-basin) * MultilateralApprovedStrengthening Urban Resilience Project$60M * Approved 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 * [Source](https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2025/10/30/republic-of-congo-commits-to-reducing-climate-risks-and-strengthening-urban-infrastructure-and-sustainable-development) * MultilateralApprovedThird Fiscal Management and Inclusive Growth Development Policy Financing$80M * Approved 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 * [Source](https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2025/06/20/improving-commitment-to-promote-governance-reforms-to-boost-inclusive-and-sustainable-growth-in-the-republic-of-congo) * MultilateralApprovedStrengthening Electricity Services (PASEL)$100M * Approved 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 * [Source](https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2024/06/26/republic-of-congo-to-strengthen-access-to-education-and-electricity) * MultilateralApprovedTransforming the Education Sector for Better Outcomes and Results (TRESOR)$95M * Approved 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 * [Source](https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2024/06/26/republic-of-congo-to-strengthen-access-to-education-and-electricity) * MultilateralApprovedSecond Fiscal Management and Inclusive Growth Development Policy Financing$80M * Approved 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 * [Source](https://www.banquemondiale.org/fr/news/press-release/2023/12/15/the-republic-of-congo-promotes-governance-reforms-to-boost-inclusive-and-sustainable-growth) * MultilateralApprovedAccelerating Governance Institutional Reforms for Sustainable Services (AGIR)$70M * Approved 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 * [Source](https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2023/03/31/the-republic-of-congo-accelerates-institutional-governance-reforms-for-sustainable-services) * MultilateralApprovedClimate-Resilient and Inclusive Livelihoods Project (ProClimat Congo)$82M * Approved 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 * [Source](https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2023/03/23/republic-of-congo-addressing-climate-change-and-building-a-more-resilient-economy) * MultilateralApprovedDigital Transformation Acceleration Project (PATN)$100M * Approved 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 * [Source](https://www.banquemondiale.org/fr/news/press-release/2022/06/14/afw-la-banque-mondiale-accompagne-lacceleration-de-la-transformation-numerique-en-republique-du-congo) * MultilateralCompletedExtended Credit FacilitySDR 324M * Approved 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 * [Source](https://www.imf.org/en/news/articles/2025/03/12/pr-25061-congo-imf-executive-board-concludes-the-sixth-review-of-the-ecf-arrangement) * MultilateralApprovedKobikisa Health System Strengthening Project$50M * Approved 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 * [Source](https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2021/06/02/la-republique-du-congo-renforce-son-systeme-de-sante-en-reponse-la-pandemie-de-covid-19) * MultilateralSignedEmission Reductions Payment Agreement, Sangha and LikoualaUp to $41.8M * Signed 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 * [Source](https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2021/05/03/world-bank-and-republic-of-congo-sign-agreement-to-reduce-carbon-emissions-and-preserve-forests) * MultilateralUnder implementationPREFOREST Congo (FP159)$29M * Approved 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 * [Source](https://www.greenclimate.fund/project/FP159) * MultilateralApprovedSocial Protection and Youth Productive Inclusion Project ( Lisungi)$133M * Approved 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 * [Source](https://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/585611653399588667/txt/Congo-Republic-of-Lisungi-Emergency-COVID-19-Response-Project-Additional-Financing.txt) * MultilateralSignedLetter of Intent with the Central African Forest Initiative( CAFI)$65M * Signed 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 * [Source](https://mptf.undp.org/sites/default/files/documents/30000/letter_of_intent_cafi_republic_of_congo_eng.pdf) * RegionalApprovedEconomic Diversification Support Program, Phase 1€92M * Approved 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 * [Source](https://allafrica.com/stories/202311200442.html) * RegionalSignedDigital transformation, European component (EIB loan)FCFA 17B * Signed 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 * [Source](https://www.eib.org/en/press/all/2023-222-together-towards-digitalization-in-the-republic-of-congo-89-4-billion-cfa-francs-mobilized-for-the-acceleration-of-digital-transformation-in-congo) * BilateralSignedDigital transformation, European component (EU grant)FCFA 10B * Signed 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 * [Source](https://www.eib.org/en/press/all/2023-222-together-towards-digitalization-in-the-republic-of-congo-89-4-billion-cfa-francs-mobilized-for-the-acceleration-of-digital-transformation-in-congo) * PrivateApprovedEcobank Congo, trade finance guarantee€10M * Announced 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 * [Source](https://allafrica.com/stories/202602180644.html) * PrivateSignedBOA Congo, senior loanFCFA 14.5B * Announced 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](https://www.ifc.org/fr/pressroom/2025/la-sfi-et-boa-congo-s-associent-pour-largir-l-acc-s-au-financement-des-petites-ent) ### The Republic of the Congo Newswire [The Solutions Wire](https://perfectnations.com/state-of-nations/#sn-wire) ![Merveille Okemba, Nation Steward of Republic of the Congo](https://perfectnations. com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/merveille-okemba-nation-steward-of-the-republic-of- the-congo-150x150.png) **Merveille Okemba**Nation Steward of Republic of the Congo · SI ResearcherLast updated 10 November 2026 * 8 Oct 2026[**Congo seeks new IMF programme to strengthen debt sustainability**](https://www.channelafrica.co.za/channelafrica/news/congo-seeks-new-imf-programme-to-strengthen-debt-sustainability/) Channel Africa * 1 Jun 2026[**The Republic of Congo in $850 Million Sovereign Bond Offering**](https://www.clearygottlieb.com/news-and-insights/news-listing/the-republic-of-congo-in-850-million-sovereign-bond-offering-jun-2026) Cleary Gottlieb * 31 May 2026[**Congo-Brazzaville: Congo Signs $500m Financing Deal With Badea for Infrastructure**](https://allafrica.com/stories/202606010139.html) Daba Finance via allAfrica * 12 May 2026[**Congo-Brazzaville asks to open talks with IMF for new economic programme**](https://www.africanews.com/2026/05/12/brazzaville-asks-to-open-talks-with-imf-for-new-economic-programme/) Africanews * 17 Feb 2026[**Congo announces successful partial buyback of its 2032 bond**](https://www.financialafrik.com/en/2026/02/17/congo-announces-successful-partial-buyback-of-its-2032-bond) Financial Afrik ## Already working in Republic of the Congo. Independent firms and social enterprises already at work in Republic of the Congo, highlighted by Perfect Nations. None is a partner of Perfect Nations. [Suggest an enterprise](https://perfectnations.com/blueprints/republic-of-congo/contact@perfectnations.com?subject=An%20enterprise%20already%20at%20work%20in%20Republic%20of%20the%20Congo) * Food * ### SARIS Congo * 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, 2025](https://www.foodbusinessmea.com/?p=2147515) * Water * ### La Congolaise des Eaux (LCDE) * A 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, 2025](https://fr.allafrica.com/stories/202512170627.html) * Energy * ### Centrale Électrique du Congo (CEC) * The power station at Pointe-Noire. In 2025 it generated 2.4 TWh, equivalent to approximately 50% of the electricity produced in the country. * [Eni, 2025](https://www.eni.com/en-IT/operations/congo-energy-access-project.html) * Livelihood * ### BOA Congo * Bank 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, 2025](https://www.ifc.org/fr/pressroom/2025/la-sfi-et-boa-congo-s-associent-pour-largir-l-acc-s-au-financement-des-petites-ent) [03](https://perfectnations.com/blueprints/republic-of-congo/#bp-do)**Solutions**· The seven stars · Perfect Capita ## Perfect Republic of the Congo, _star by star._ **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 works](https://perfectnations.com/perfect-capita/) **30** Education · furthest from reach30% of children read a simple text by the end of primary school; 2019, dated[World Bank, 2019](https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.LPV.PRIM?locations=CG) Tap 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. Read more * Food**75%**Lenient measure: 25% are undernourished; food insecurity experience is not published[FAO, 2024](https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SN.ITK.DEFC.ZS?locations=CG) * Water**45.9%**Safely managed drinking water[WHO/UNICEF, 2021](https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.H2O.SMDW.ZS?locations=CG) * Shelter**51.7%**Outside urban slums; 75.3% of city dwellers live in slums; safe sanitation not measured[UN-Habitat, 2022](https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EN.POP.SLUM.UR.ZS?locations=CG) * Energy**40**40% cook with clean fuels and technology[World Bank, 2024](https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EG.CFT.ACCS.ZS?locations=CG) * Education**30**30% of children read a simple text by the end of primary school; 2019, dated[World Bank, 2019](https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.LPV.PRIM?locations=CG) * Health**45**WHO service coverage index[WHO, 2023](https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/universal-health-coverage-index?country=~COG) * Livelihood**45%**Above US$4.20 a day; 55% live below it, dated[World Bank, 2011](https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SI.POV.LMIC?locations=CG) 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](https://perfectnations.com/perfect-capita/#pq-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. ### Solutions for Perfect Republic of the Congo [All Solutions](https://perfectnations.com/state-of-nations/#sn-solutions) * **Solution No. 27**9 Nov 2026 * ### 󠀁[Carbon for Classrooms](https://perfectnations.com/state-of-nations/#solution-27)󠁿 * The forest that earns carbon revenue also educates the children who live beside it. - **01****The challenge**70% of Congolese children could not read a simple text by the end of primary school in 2019. - **02****What Perfect Nations advises**The Republic of the Congo should direct a share of its forest carbon revenue to the schools of the communities that keep the forest standing, rewarding each school as its children learn to read. With super intelligence, forest cover and reading levels can both be verified from afar, so carbon buyers see standing trees and children learning in the same report. * **70%**of Congolese children could not read a simple text, 2019 * From**Preeti Sinha**President and CEO, Perfect Nations[Read the Solution](https://perfectnations.com/state-of-nations/#solution-27) [Discuss this Solution](https://perfectnations.com/contact/?about=solution-27&country=Republic%20of%20the%20Congo) ![Republic of the Congo in Bloom, nation portrait of the Republic of the Congo]( https://perfectnations.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/pn-portrait-republic-of-congo- 768x768.png) Republic of the Congo in BloomNation Portrait · [Art of Nations](https://perfectnations.com/art-of-nations/) Perfect Nations® · Letters to the NationsRepublic of the Congo ## Dear Republic of the Congo, 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.” Yours in design,**Preeti Sinha**President and CEO, Perfect Nations[Read the full letter](https://perfectnations.com/dear-republic-of-congo/) Work with us · The ReDesign Studio ## The Perfect Republic of the Congo _ReDesign Studio_ One mission, three depths: the same four moves for Republic of the Congo, taken as far toward market as you choose. Read more For the Government of Republic of the Congo, its development partners and investors. Scope and fees are agreed in writing before any work begins. 1. **01**Identify the assets 2. **02**Estimate Perfect Capita 3. **03**Co-design the capital architecture 4. **04**Launch the instruments 1. Mandate 013 hours 2. ### The Nation Briefing 3. A private session for the people who decide. 4. You leave withThe gap, named and sized 5. Read more 6. a. **01**The five sovereign assets on this page, walked through. b. **02**Coverage of 30 and the Gap, explained. c. **03**The instruments that could close the Gap, shortlisted. d. **04**The path to market, outlined. 7. [Request a Nation Briefing](https://perfectnations.com/contact/?about=briefing&country=Republic%20of%20the%20Congo) 8. Mandate 023 days 9. ### The Blueprint Lab 10. Your team and ours, working the blueprint together. 11. You leave withThe structure, drawn 12. Read more 13. a. **01**The ledger tested against your ministries’ own data. b. **02**Each of the seven standards costed in Congolese prices. c. **03**One financing structure, drawn with your team. d. **04**A term sheet and the partners to approach. 14. [Plan a Blueprint Lab](https://perfectnations.com/contact/?about=lab&country=Republic%20of%20the%20Congo) 15. Mandate 03End to end 16. ### The Sovereign Mandate 17. Led personally by the President and CEO. 18. You leave withA structure ready for market 19. Read more 20. a. **01**A full sovereign asset ledger, valued and verified. b. **02**Perfect Capita set and agreed with government, with a monitoring plan. c. **03**The full structure: legal form, credit enhancement, guarantees and pricing. d. **04**Taken to investors and development partners, through to close. 21. [Discuss a Sovereign Mandate](https://perfectnations.com/contact/?about=commission&country=Republic%20of%20the%20Congo) ### Co-design it with us Where Congolese and Co-designers design the nation they want to live in. * Writings * #### Write Perfect Republic of the Congo into being. * Up to 1,500 words on your vision of Perfect Republic of the Congo, published with your name. * [Submit your writing](https://perfectnations.com/blueprints/republic-of-congo/contact@perfectnations.com?subject=Writing%20for%20Perfect%20Republic%20of%20the%20Congo&body=Your%20name%2C%20or%20a%20pen%20name%3A%0D%0AWhere%20you%20live%3A%0D%0ATitle%3A%0D%0A%0D%0AYour%20vision%20of%20Perfect%20Republic%20of%20the%20Congo%2C%20and%20the%20economic%20solutions%20to%20achieve%20it%20%28up%20to%201%2C500%20words%29%3A%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0AI%20confirm%20that%20this%20is%20my%20own%20original%20writing%2C%20and%20I%20give%20Perfect%20Nations%20permission%20to%20publish%20it%20with%20credit%20to%20me.%0D%0A) * Voices of Perfect Nations Launching soon * #### The local leaders already building Perfect Republic of the Congo. * Great local leaders: honest, dedicated and committed to basic standards of living for all. Every guest answers one question: “What does Republic of the Congo already own, and how could it pay for a decent life for every citizen?” * [Nominate yourself](https://perfectnations.com/contact/?nation=republic-of-congo&topic=nominate-self) [Suggest a guest](https://perfectnations.com/contact/?nation=republic-of-congo&topic=guest) * Co-designers * #### Join the community. * Everyone who shares a vision, a voice or an enterprise here becomes a **Co-designer of Perfect Republic of the Congo**. * [Become a Co-designer](https://perfectnations.com/blueprints/republic-of-congo/contact@perfectnations.com?subject=Becoming%20a%20Co-designer%20of%20Perfect%20Republic%20of%20the%20Congo&body=Your%20name%3A%0D%0AWhere%20you%20live%3A%0D%0AHow%20you%20would%20like%20to%20contribute%20%28writing%2C%20a%20voice%20for%20the%20podcast%2C%20an%20enterprise%2C%20your%20expertise%29%3A%0D%0A) The Republic of the Congo ReDesign Studio is open ## Design Perfect Republic of the Congo with us. Share your vision, suggest a guest, or write to us: every message receives a personal reply. [Enter the ReDesign Studio](https://perfectnations.com/design-studio/)[Write to us](https://perfectnations.com/contact/?nation=republic-of-congo) [All 195 nations](https://perfectnations.com/blueprints/) Sources 1. World Bank, World Development Indicators, accessed 12 October 2026: population 2025, urban share 2025, land in agriculture and forest 2024, electricity access 2024, renewable fresh water per person 2022, natural resource rents, renewable share of electricity output 2021. 2. WHO UHC service coverage index, 2023 (WHO Global Health Observatory). WHO/UNICEF JMP basic drinking water (via World Bank). FAO prevalence of undernourishment ( via World Bank). UN-Habitat urban slum share, 2022 (via World Bank). National poverty headcount, latest survey (via World Bank). 3. World Bank press release, 3 May 2021: Emission Reductions Payment Agreement, up to USD 41.8 million, 8.4 million tonnes through 2025, more than 12 million hectares. 4. National poverty headcount 40.9%, 2011: the latest national survey on record. 5. World Bank project pages for each entry of Capital already committed, as linked. The World Bank projects database lists few approvals after 2024; newer operations may be missing. ![Republic of the Congo in Bloom, flag edition: the nation portrait of Republic of the Congo painted with its flag](https://perfectnations.com/wp-content/uploads/ 2026/11/pn-portrait-flag-republic-of-congo-768x768.png) Republic of the Congo in BloomNation Portrait, flag edition · [Art of Nations](https://perfectnations.com/art-of-nations/)