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 benefit from this important project. As you know, African countries suffer from an infrastructure deficit, and this initiative should help to reduce the infrastructure divide."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Brazzaville.
(XHTV)