DRC natural resources press review of Thursday, 2 May, 2013

Radio Okapi reported that in a report entitled "Forest exploitation of shadow" and published on 30, April, "the international NGO Global Witness criticizes the granting of artisanal logging permits to industrial companies in the DRC forest concessions in Cameroon , Ghana and Liberia. These artisanal permits designed to promote small loggers and to satisfy local needs, are allocated to industrial companies, opening the door to large-scale logging particularly lucrative and escape surveillance authorities. "

The radio reported that  Alexandra Pardal, Head of European campaigns at Global Witness: "We found that in the DRC, dozens of craft cutting permits were granted between 2010 and 2012 primarily for industrial companies, raping Congolese laws a dozen different ways. "

About the same issue, the newspaper le Potentiel reports that  "permits craft cutting involved are already canceled." Recalling that the Global Witness report "Forest exploitation of shadow" which details how, in the DRC, dozens of craft cutting permits were granted between 2010 and 2012, primarily for industrial companies, violating the laws of Congolese a dozen different ways, "the tabloid reports about the Environment Minister Bavo N'Sa Mputu that writing had raised about it. "These permits, effectively granted during the period indicated, have been canceled since the advent of Matata government," the newspaper reported.

According to the newspaper, an adviser to the Minister of the Environment said "no craft license is granted by the Minister Bavo N'Sa Mputu since his appointment. This prerogative to return to provincial governments. " Still, the challenge is to develop effective management measures especially since there are likely to increase the number of fraud.

In addition, the Congolese News Agency (ACP) reported a reduction from five months to three days duration starting a business in the DRC. According to the agency, "the Government of the Republic has put in place since April 25, a single window to facilitate the task for corporations and individuals who can now start a business in three days instead of five months , announced to the press, the general manager of this new structure, Erady AMISI. The same source informs that the single window also reduces the number of procedures from thirteen to three.
Erady AMISI also pointed out that the opening expenses increased turn three thousand U.S. dollars to eight hundred and fifty to one hundred and twenty U.S. dollars for all the formalities to open a Limited Liability Company (LLC) and All other names other than limited companies, reports the ACP.