December 22, 2022
Guinea: IMF Executive Board Approves U.S.$71 Million in Emergency Financing Support and Concludes 2022 Article Iv Consultation With Guinea
Washington, DC: The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation [1] with Guinea. Growth is expected to reach 4.7 percent in 2022… Read more »
December 20, 2022
Uganda: IMF and Uganda Reach Staff-Level Agreement On the Combined Second and Third Reviews Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement
End-of-Mission press releases include statements of IMF staff teams that convey preliminary findings after a visit to a country. The views expressed in this statement are those of… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2022 Third Review Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement With the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the third review of the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement for the Democratic Republic of the Congo… Read more »
December 19, 2022
Africa: Savings From Oil Revenues Could Help Africa's Producers Manage Price Swings
Buffers insure against volatile crude prices and lower debt risks Read more »
December 21, 2022
Niger: IMF Executive Board Completes the Second Review Under the Extended Credit Facility (Ecf), Approves U.S.$ 52.6 Million Disbursement, and Concludes the 2022 Article IV Consultation With Niger
Washington, DC: Today, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the 2022 Article IV Consultation [1] and completed the Second Review of the Extended… Read more »
December 19, 2022
Kenya: IMF Executive Board Completes Fourth Reviews of EFF and ECF Arrangements for Kenya Providing a U.S.$447.39 Million Disbursement
Washington, DC: The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) [today] completed the Fourth reviews of the 38-month arrangements under the Extended Credit Facility… Read more »
December 05, 2022
Congo-Brazzaville: IMF Staff Reaches Staff-Level Agreement On the Second Review of the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement With the Republic of Congo
End-of-Mission press releases include statements of IMF staff teams that convey preliminary findings after a visit to a country. The views expressed in this statement are those of… Read more »
December 07, 2022
Somalia: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2022 Article IV Consultation and Fourth Review of the Extended Credit Facility for Somalia
Washington, DC: On December 5, 2022, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the fourth review of the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement for… Read more »
November 21, 2022
Malawi: IMF Executive Board Approves U.S.$88.3 Million in Emergency Financing Support to Malawi
Washington, DC: The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved today a disbursement of US$88.327 million (SDR 69.40 million) under the Food Shock Window of… Read more »
Mozambique: IMF Executive Board Concludes the First Review Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement for the Republic of Mozambique
Washington, DC: The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the first review under the three-year ECF arrangement for Mozambique. [1] The Board also… Read more »
October 01, 2022
Burundi: IMF Staff Concludes Visit to Burundi
A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) led by Ms. Mame Astou Diouf, Mission Chief for Burundi, visited Burundi during September 26-30, 2022, to discuss recent… Read more »
September 23, 2022
Benin: IMF Staff Concludes Visit to Benin
End-of-Mission press releases include statements of IMF staff teams that convey preliminary findings after a visit to a country. The views expressed in this statement are those of… Read more »
August 31, 2022
Zambia: IMF Executive Board Approves New Extended Credit Facility (Ecf) Arrangement for Zambia
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a 38-month arrangement under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) in an amount equivalent to SDR 978.2 million… Read more »
August 01, 2022
Africa: Soaring Inflation Puts Central Banks On a Difficult Journey
Upside risks to the inflation outlook remain large, and more aggressive tightening may be needed if these risks materialize. Read more »