The discrepancy between the central bank and the currency exchange offices is a battle to tackle step by step, the Prime Minister replied on Thursday, February 23, 2023. Lt. General of Police Gervais Ndirakobuca was before the Parliament in Congress to present the report on the implementation of the Government’s program for the first semester, fiscal year 2022-2023. Otherwise, if war is declared promptly, the situation may get worse. He took the case of Sudan as a testimony.

The mismatch in currency rates between the central bank and the forex trading offices is a battle to be fought step by step, replied the Prime Minister on Thursday, February 23, 2023. Police Lt. General Gervais Ndirakobuca was before the Parliament in congress to present the implementation report of the Government’s program for the first semester, fiscal year 2022-2023. Otherwise, if the issue is promptly dealt with, the situation may get worse. He took the case of Sudan as a testimony.

The monetary circulation is also hindered by ill-intentioned people who store foreign currency and local currency in their households, he confessed before revealing that the Bank of the Republic of Burundi does not control imports.

The coffee and tea sectors are among the priorities to be rehabilitated with the aim of revalorizing the real producers, also announced Lt. General of Police Gervais Ndirakobuca before regretting that Burundi is fighting on several fronts, including speculators who aim at their own interests to the detriment of the Burundian people. It is also in this regard that the Parliament recommended to the Government the certification of the Burundian Bureau of Standards, BBN in acronym in French. Everyone is fond of Burundian products, including fruit, which unfortunately benefit the neighbor countries.

Besides the already advanced projects of building the port of Bujumbura and the Melchior Ndadaye international airport, the parliament suggested to the Government to erect the central market, which is a great loss for the country in several respects. In this regard, the distinguished guest reassured. The construction will be done before the end of this year.

Speculation still explains some obstructions, including the granting of passports and the lack of the fuel.

According to the Prime Minister, the Government has signed a contract with a new company. However, the former partner will have to deliver 50,000 passports before it can deal with the Government. As for the supply of diesel, the country’s isolation also adds drama to drama. Fuel oil is available thanks to a partner who supplies it to Burundi by lake.

It should be noted that the Parliament complimented the Government, whose achievements have already reached 70%.