Congo to benefit from China-proposed BRI: minister

STORY: Congo to benefit from China-proposed BRI: minister DATELINE: Sept. 25, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:03 LOCATION: Brazzaville CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Brazzaville 2. SOUNDBITE (French): JEAN-BAPTISTE ONDAYE, Congolese minister of economy and finance STORYLINE: Congolese Minister of Economy and Finance Jean-Baptiste Ondaye said that countries around the world, including the Republic of the Congo, are expected to benefit from the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). He made the remarks after a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new branch of the Sino-Congolese Bank for Africa in Brazzaville, the Congolese capital, on Friday. SOUNDBITE (French): JEAN-BAPTISTE ONDAYE, Congolese minister of economy and finance "The Belt and Road Initiative is certainly the biggest infrastructure project in history. This project aims to increase connectivity and cooperation, through ambitious infrastructure and trade agreements. Other countries and regions of the world, including the Republic of the Congo, should be able to

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(230923) -- BRAZZAVILLE, Sept. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A client enters the headquarters of the Sino-Congolese Bank for Africa (BSCA) in Brazzaville, capital of the Republic of the Congo, Sept. 21, 2023. Countries around the world, including the Republic of the Congo, are expected to benefit from the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), said Congolese Minister of Economy and Finance Jean-Baptiste Ondaye. TO GO WITH "Congo to benefit from China-proposed BRI: minister" (Xinhua/Shi Yu)

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(230923) -- BRAZZAVILLE, Sept. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 21, 2023 shows the logo of the Sino-Congolese Bank for Africa (BSCA) at one of the bank's branches in Brazzaville, capital of the Republic of the Congo. Countries around the world, including the Republic of the Congo, are expected to benefit from the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), said Congolese Minister of Economy and Finance Jean-Baptiste Ondaye. TO GO WITH "Congo to benefit from China-proposed BRI: minister" (Xinhua/Shi Yu)

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REPUBLIC OF CONGO-BRAZZAVILLE-ECONOMY-BRI

(230923) -- BRAZZAVILLE, Sept. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Congolese Minister of Economy and Finance Jean-Baptiste Ondaye addresses the ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new branch of the Sino-Congolese Bank for Africa (BSCA) in Brazzaville, capital of the Republic of the Congo, Sept. 22, 2023. Countries around the world, including the Republic of the Congo, are expected to benefit from the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), said Congolese Minister of Economy and Finance Jean-Baptiste Ondaye. TO GO WITH "Congo to benefit from China-proposed BRI: minister" (Photo by Guy-Gervais Kitina/Xinhua)