La croissance, les finances, la dette et le Fmi : Le ministre de l’Economie explique...
The Minister of Economy, Planning and Cooperation spoke on Tuesday about the state of the Senegalese economy and public finances. Regarding the latest statistics, which show growth reaching 6.7% in 2025 but falling to 2.2% excluding hydrocarbons and agriculture, he offered a brief explanation.
"The 2025 figures have spoken for themselves. Senegal is on the trajectory of quality fiscal consolidation to which it voluntarily committed itself with a limited impact on non-hydrocarbon growth in 2025," said Abdourahmane Sarr in an opinion piece via his digital platforms.
He states that the implementation of the Economic and Social Recovery Plan in 2026 will allow this consolidation to continue despite the crisis, for "a controlled landing in the medium term, keeping the debt on a downward trajectory".
Regarding the Senegalese government's fundraising on the local financial market, Seneweb reported on Monday that during the first quarter of the year, the Treasury raised 1,068.6 billion CFA francs on the local public securities market. This figure does not include the 304.1 billion CFA francs raised during the first public offering of the year (APE1).
"The figures for the first quarter of 2026 also spoke for themselves: The WAEMU virtual sovereign regional market with solid macroeconomic fundamentals allows us to be optimistic about a convergence of views with the IMF on the financing capacities available for Senegal and the prospects," the minister added.
Regarding the IMF, Abdourahmane Sarr and his colleague from the Ministry of Finance, Cheikh Diba, met this Tuesday with the IMF Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva. She stated that their discussions focused on issues related to the country's economic development, particularly debt and public finances.
"We stressed the importance of sound fiscal management and structural reforms to reduce debt vulnerabilities and support long-term development," she said.
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