November 14
Africa: Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa Is Diverging
Stagnating incomes in sub-Saharan Africa's resource-intensive economies necessitate more effective fiscal management and broad-based structural reforms Read more »
November 12
Cote d'Ivoire: Government of Côte d'Ivoire Collaborates With International Financial Institutions, Development Partners, and the Private Sector to Catalyze Climate Finance
The Government of Côte d'Ivoire, announced today at COP29 in Baku a wide range of initiatives to catalyze climate financing in Côte d'Ivoire. Read more »
November 11
Zambia: IMF Reaches Staff-Level Agreement On the Fourth Review of the Extended Credit Facility With Zambia
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 »
October 21
Africa: African Caucus Meeting - African Caucus and the IMF Reaffirm Commitment to Strengthening Africa's Economic Resilience
Mr. Wale Edun, Nigeria's Minister of Finance and Chair of the African Caucus, and Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), issued the… Read more »
October 17
Benin: Benin - IMF Reaches Staff-Level Agreement On Fifth Review of Extended Fund and Extended Credit Facilities and the Second Review of Resilience and Sustainability Facility
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 »
October 02
Guinea Bissau: Guinea-Bissau Is Using Blockchain to Boost Fiscal Transparency
To better manage its public sector wage bill, Guinea-Bissau has embraced blockchain technology, a secure digital mechanism that enables tracking and reporting on wage expenditure… Read more »
August 28
Guinea Bissau: IMF Executive Board Completes the Sixth Review Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement for Guinea-Bissau and Approves U.S.$7.3 Million Disbursement
Washington, DC: The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed today the sixth review under Guinea-Bissau's Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement. The… Read more »
August 26
Liberia: IMF Reaches Staff-Level Agreement On a New 40-Month Extended Credit Facility Arrangement
International Monetary Fund staff and the Liberian authorities have reached a staff-level agreement on a comprehensive set of policies to support a 40-month Extended Credit… Read more »
July 29
Egypt: IMF Executive Board Completes the Third Review of the Extended Arrangement Under the Extended Fund Facility for Egypt
Washington, DC: The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the third review of Egypt's EFF arrangement. This enables the authorities to immediately draw… Read more »
July 11
Africa: Fostering Africa's Economic Transformation Through Innovative Financing
Director of the African Department, IMF Read more »
Libya: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2024 Article Iv Consultation With Libya
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation[1] with Libya on Monday, July 1, 2024. Read more »
June 26
Lesotho: Kingdom of Lesotho - Staff Concluding Statement of the 2024 Article IV Mission
A Concluding Statement describes the preliminary findings of IMF staff at the end of an official staff visit (or 'mission'), in most cases to a member country. Missions are… Read more »
Zambia: IMF Executive Board Completes Third Review Under the Extended Credit Facility and Approves Augmentation of the Arrangement
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed today the third review of Zambia's 38-month Extended Credit Facility (ECF) Arrangement and approved an… Read more »
June 25
Central African Republic: IMF Executive Board Completes the Second Review, Approves U.S.$25 Million Disbursement
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed today the second review of the Extended Credit Facility arrangement (ECF) of SDR 147.48 million (about US$197… Read more »
Cape Verde: IMF Executive Board Completes Fourth Review of the Arrangement Under the Extended Credit Facility and First Review of the Arrangement Under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility for Cabo Verde
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the fourth review of Cabo Verde's performance under the 36-month Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement… Read more »
June 24
Guinea Bissau: IMF Reaches Staff-Level Agreement With Guinea Bissau On Sixth Review of 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 »
June 20
Guinea: Easing Guinea's Food Insecurity - the IMF's Food Shock Window
IMF emergency financing has supported Guinea's efforts to cope with the effects of macroeconomic shocks, underpinned by the authorities' commitment to transparency in the uses of… Read more »
June 10
Kenya: IMF Reaches Staff-Level Agreement With Kenya
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 »
June 07
Africa: The Evolving Role of Central Banks in Africa
By Abebe Aemro Selassie, Director of the IMF's African Department Read more »
May 23
Malawi: IMF Staff Completes Mission to Malawi
An IMF staff team led by Ms. Mika Saito visited Lilongwe from May 12 to 23, 2024 to conduct discussions on the First Review of the ECF-supported program. The program was approved… Read more »
May 22
Rwanda: IMF Executive Board Concludes Reviews of Rwanda's Policy Coordination Instrument and Arrangement Under Resilience and Sustainability Facility, and the Stand-By Credit Facility Arrangement
Washington, DC: The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the third reviews under the Policy Coordination Instrument (PCI) and the arrangement Under… Read more »
May 13
Zambia: IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva Statement to the Financial Community On Zambia
Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), issued the following statement about Zambia to Members of the Financial Community today: Read more »
Guinea Bissau: IMF Executive Board Completes Fourth and Fifth Reviews Under the Extended Credit Facility for Guinea-Bissau and Approves U.S.$8.1 Million Disbursement
Washington, DC: The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed today the fourth and fifth reviews under Guinea-Bissau's Extended Credit Facility (ECF)… Read more »
April 19
Africa: Transcript of African Department April 2024 Press Briefing
PARTICIPANTS: ABEBE AEMRO SELASSIE - Director, African Department; TATIANA MOSSOT - Senior Communications Officer Read more »
April 16
Africa: IMF Executive Board Endorses Reforms to Promote the IMF's Capacity to Support Countries Undertaking Debt Restructurings
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) endorsed today the recommendations of the IMF staff paper "Policy Reform Proposals to Promote the Fund's Capacity to… Read more »
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