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The International Monetary Fund said a mining boom helped the Democratic Republic of Congo's economy perform "significantly stronger" last year than earlier forecast.

The economy of the mining giant (gã khổng lồ khai thác mỏ) is estimated to have grown 8.5%, compared with an earlier projection of 6.6%, the IMF said Wednesday in an emailed statement.

The fund also raised its growth forecast for this year to 8% from 6.7%, as it warned of downside risks "from the armed conflict (xung đột vũ trang) in the east, uncertainty ahead of the elections (bầu cử), the continued effect of the war in Ukraine, and adverse terms-of-trade shocks."

Congo produces almost 70% of the world's key battery mineral cobalt and tied Peru last year as the second-largest copper producer, according to the US Geological Survey. The central African nation also produces significant amounts of gold and tin. Its mining industry as a whole grew 20% last year, the IMF said.

Here is more from Michael J. Kavanagh at Bloomberg.

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