Advocacy

As the voice of British business in DR Congo, UK-DRC Chamber advocates on behalf of our members to both the British and Congolese governments for the purpose of better directing trade relations. The dialogues we foster raise the issues and concerns of our members to make their voice heard in the government and the wider DR Congo business environment.

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UK-DRC Chamber has annual capstone policy initiatives – the Position Paper and the Sentiment Survey.

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The Position Paper gathers the views of member companies across key sectors through a series of roundtables and interviews. In collating those views, the Paper examines the impact of DR Congo’s regulatory system on the ability of BritCham members to thrive and provide a full range of products and/or services to the market. It provides policy recommendations for facilitating a more open environment, as well as exploring key opportunities that exist for British business in DR Congo.

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The Sentiment Survey, which feeds into the creation of our Position Paper, assesses the outlook and experience of our members on the Congolese market. Members answer a series of questions covering everything from DR Congo’s attractiveness as an investment destination, to regulatory challenges they face, to the impact of geopolitics and current affairs on their business.

 

Outside of these two capstone reports, we regularly provide analysis of new political and economic developments to help members understand the implications that shifts in both DR Congo and the UK’s business, regulatory and political environment has for their business. These can be found in the Policy Insight series, and sometimes draw on our members’ expertise in specific areas. At times, UK-DRC Chamber will also carry out pulse surveys of our members in order to provide a snapshot of the reaction of British business to topics of interest and current affairs in DR Congo.

Part of our advocacy work involves feeding back member concerns to key contacts in the Congolese government.