IMF returns to Dakar as Senegal seeks path out of debt crisis

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IMF returns to Dakar as Senegal seeks path out of debt crisis  An IMF mission arrives in Dakar this week to restart talks with Senegal after a four-month pause, as the country grapples with a deepening fiscal crisis, mounting debt concerns and growing uncertainty over its economic outlook.  READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2026/06/15/imf-returns-to-dakar-as-senegal-seeks-path-out-of-debt-crisis  Subscribe on our Dailymotion channel and receive all the latest news from the continent.    Africanews is available in English and French.  Website : www.africanews.com  Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/africanews.channel/  Twitter : https://twitter.com/africanews

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00:00Senegal is set to resume talks with the International Monetary Fund as an IMF mission arrives in Dakar on Monday

00:07for a five-day visit, ending more than four months of suspended discussions.

00:13Led by IMF Mission Chief Mercedes Vera Martin, the delegation will assess key economic data as Senegal faces an unprecedented

00:22budget crisis and growing debt over whether the country should restructure its debt.

00:28Officials are expected to review the true level of public debt estimated at around 132% of GDP when state

00:35-owned enterprises are included, as well as measures introduced to improve transparency in government borrowing.

00:44The mission may also examine a controversial 650 million euro financing arrangement and evaluate Senegal's funding needs for the coming

00:52year.

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