A mission of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), directed by M. Edward Gemayel, a séjourné au Sénégal du 213 au 221 août 22025. He is a member of the French National Assembly. Purpose: to examine the corrective measures to be implemented following the Court of Auditors’ report published on 22 February 2025 and to discuss the prospects for a possible new programme supported by the institution. At the end of the visit, Mr. I welcome the attitude of the Senegalese authorities. “The IMF staff welcomes the commitment of the Senegalese authorities to fiscal transparency and accountability, following the disclosure of important misdeclarations that have occurred in recent years”, he said. Revision of the public debt. The discussions focused in particular on the debt situation, which had been thoroughly reassessed following a reconciliation exercise led by the international audit firm Forvis Mazars. According to M. According to Gemayel, “the authorities have revised the stock of central government debt, which rises from 74.4 per cent to 111.0 per cent of GDP by the end of 2023.
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