Investing in Central African Republic




Subsistence agriculture, together with forestry, remains the backbone of the economy of the Central African Republic (CAR), with about 60% of the population living in outlying areas. The agricultural sector generates more than half of GDP. Timber has accounted for about 16% of export earnings and the diamond industry, for 40%. Important constraints to economic development include the CAR's landlocked position, a poor transportation system, a largely unskilled work force, and a legacy of misdirected macroeconomic policies. Factional fighting between the government and its opponents remains a drag on economic revitalization. Distribution of income is extraordinarily unequal. Grants from France and the international community can only partially meet humanitarian needs.

Bank of Central African States - http://www.beac.int/
Delta Mining Consolidated - http://deltamining.com/

Countries that border Central African Republic: Chad | Cameroon | Republic of the Congo | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Sudan

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