Launch of the April 2016 IMF Regional Economic Outlook Report title, Sub-Saharan Africa: Time for a Policy Reset.

Where:            In Uganda, Serena Hotel, Kampala.

 In Cote d’Ivoire, Auditorium de la Primature, Abidjan.

When:             Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at 9:30 am in Uganda; 4:30 pm in Cote d’Ivoire 

Who:               Ms. Antoinette Sayeh, Director, African Department, IMF (to present in Uganda)

Mr. Roger Nord, Deputy Director, African Department, IMF (to present in

Cote d’Ivoire)

Press briefings will also be held soon after at both locations:

11:55am–12:30pm, Addis Room, Serena Hotel, Kampala, Uganda;
6:45–7:15 pm, Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire 

How:               Media are invited to attend both events.

Documents Under Embargo:

The Report on the April 2016 SSA Regional Economic Outlook, a Press Release, Feature Article, and Podcast will be posted under embargo at the IMF Press Center on Monday, May 2, 2016 at 5:00 am Washington DC time (12:00 pm, Noon in Kampala; 9:00 am in Abidjan).

The embargo will lift on Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at 3:00am Washington, D.C. time (10:00 am in Kampala, 7:00am in Abidjan).