IMF in Senegal: Three Key Issues to Overcome the Hidden Debt Impasse
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As a new IMF mission begins in Senegal on 19 August, the country has never been so close to an agreement with the Fund. However, discussions could continue for several more weeks.
Since 19 August, an IMF team led by Mercedes Vera Martin, head of mission for Senegal, is in Dakar. It is expected to remain there until 1 September 2026. Official objective: to continue discussions with the authorities on a new programme supported by the Fund. These discussions had begun at the Annual Meetings of the...
The IMF lends a bridge, not a destination. If the state does not give a true sign of love (closing the public deficit companies that bleed the Treasury and thinning the heavy central apparatus), these "efforts" will be futile and insufficient.
This visit, which is an essential step in restoring the country's credibility in the financial market, has several stakes.Article SeneNews Premium — full content reserved for subscribers.
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