Launch of the October 2017 IMF Regional Economic Outlook Report titled, Sub-Saharan Africa: Fiscal Adjustment and Economic Diversification

Where: In Zimbabwe, Meikles Hotel, Harare, Zimbabwe; In Senegal, Pullman Teranga, Dakar, Senegal 
When: Monday, October 30, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. local time in Zimbabwe and 9:00 a.m. local time in Senegal  
Who: Mr. Abebe Aemro Selassie, Director, African Department, IMF (to present in    Zimbabwe); Mr. Roger Nord, Deputy Director, African Department, IMF (to present in Senegal)

Press briefings will also be held soon after at both locations:
 
• 11:20 a.m. –  11:40 a.m., Meikles Hotel, Harare, Zimbabwe 
• 11:30 a.m. – 12 Noon, Pullman Teranga Hotel, Dakar Senegal
 
How: Media are invited to attend both press events.

Documents Under Embargo:
The Report on the October 2017 SSA Regional Economic Outlook, a Press Release, Feature Article, and Podcast will be available under embargo at the IMF Press Center on Friday October 27, 2017 at 12 Noon Washington D.C. time.
The embargo will lift on Monday, October 30, 2017 at 3:00 a.m. Washington, D.C. time (9:00 a.m. in Harare, 7:00 a.m. in Dakar).

For media queries and RSVP, please contact:
Lucie Mboto Fouda, Lmbotofouda@IMF.org / +1 202 384 0497 for Zimbabwe
Bruce Edwards, Bedwards2@IMF.org / +1 202 830 7128 for Senegal

To register/login to the IMF Press Center: http://www.IMF.org/external/np/exr/imfmbc/index.asp.