Why investors worry less about DRC’s political stability 

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A street in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. 

Photo credit: Reuters

Limited access to finance and electricity are the top constraints to doing business in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with political instability ranking lowly in a country in war, a survey by the World Bank shows.

Two in five businesses cited access to finance as the most severe obstacle to their operation while 20 percent reckon electricity is their greatest challenge.