(Ecofin Agency) - The European Investment Bank is exploring opportunities to strengthen collaboration with Congo in the digital field. A mission led by the EU ambassador to the country, Raul Mateus Paula, met with PM Clément Mouamba this week for that purpose.

“The European Union has set a new committee for our major plans for the coming years. We plan to focus on the environment and the fight against climate change. These are areas in which we are already investing in Congo and we are looking to further our cooperation. There is also a major axis that has been designed for the EU, which is digitalization,” said Raul Mateus Paula.

Digitization will curb corruption and mismanagement by reducing human intervention in various strategic areas of government such as public administration and finance. It is certainly going to have a major impact on good governance in the country.

The visit of the European Investment Bank’s delegation to Congo comes a few days after the European Union delegation's visit, during which officials focused on cybercrime through a study of the conditions for the implementation of the Cyber for Development (Cyber4Dev) project.