International Monetary Fund (IMF) Staff Completes Review Mission to Niger

Fiscal policy is geared toward striking the difficult balance between attending to public needs and supporting macroeconomic stability

Implementation of the government’s reform program has been satisfactory despite a challenging environment; Economic growth is solid thanks to important large-scale projects. Ensuring that the local private sector benefits from them is central to improve living standards; Fiscal policy is geared toward striking the difficult balance between attending to public…

IMF Staff Concludes Visit to Liberia

The mission supports the authorities’ objectives of restoring macroeconomic balance in the near-term, addressing weaknesses in governance and institutions of the public sector

A mission from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) led by Mika Saito, visited Monrovia June 12 - 24, 2019 to discuss possible financial support under the Extended Credit Facility. The mission supports the authorities’ objectives of restoring macroeconomic balance in the near-term, addressing weaknesses in governance and institutions of the…

Ghana: Staff Concluding Statement of the 2017 Article IV Consultation Mission and Discussions for the Fourth Review under the Extended Credit Facility

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 undertaken as part of regular (usually annual) consultations under Article IV of the IMF's Articles of Agreement, in the context of a request to…

Bridging South Africa’s Economic Divide

David Lipton / Witwatersrand University, Johannesburg

Thank you very much for your kind introduction and the warm welcome from the Witwatersrand community. It is a pleasure to be back in South Africa. Let me begin with a tribute to South Africa’s achievements. This country offers an extraordinary legacy of freedom and reason that is a model…

IMF Executive Board Completes Second Review Under the Policy Support Instrument (PSI) for Senegal

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the second review of Senegal’s economic performance under a program supported by the Policy Support Instrument (PSI)1. The PSI for Senegal was approved on June 24, 2015 (see Press Release No. 15/297). Following the Executive Board discussion, Mr. Mitsuhiro Furusawa, Deputy…

IMF Executive Board Concludes 2016 Article IV Consultation with Islamic Republic of Mauritania

On April 25, 2016, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Islamic Republic of Mauritania.1 The global economic landscape has deteriorated since the 2014 Article IV Consultation and Mauritania continues to face a negative terms-of-trade shock as a result of the fall…

IMF Staff Completes 2016 Discussions with the Central African Economic and Monetary Community on Common Policies for Member Countries

A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led by Mario de Zamaróczy, visited Libreville and Yaoundé during April 25–May 9, 2015 and held discussions with the institutions of the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) on common policies for member countries.[1] At the conclusion of the mission, Mr.…

IMF Executive Board Concludes 2016 Article IV Consultation with Zimbabwe and Third Review Under the Staff Monitored Program

On May 2, 2016, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation1 with Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe’s economic difficulties have deepened. Drought, erratic rains, and increasing temperatures, have reduced agricultural output and disrupted hydropower production and water supplies. Economic activity is severely constrained by tight liquidity conditions…

IMF Staff Completes 2015 Article IV Mission to Swaziland

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team led by Jiro Honda visited the Kingdom of Swaziland during September 17‒30, 2015 to conduct the 2015 Article IV consultation with Swaziland.   At the end of the mission, Mr. Honda issued the following statement: “Swaziland’s economic growth continues to improve since the 2010‒11…

IMF Executive Board Completes Sixth Review under Stand-By Arrangement for Tunisia

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today completed the sixth review of Tunisia’s economic performance under a 24-month program supported by a Stand-By Arrangement (SBA). The completion of the sixth review enables the immediate disbursement of SDR 214.875 million (about US$301.6 million), bringing total disbursements under the…