This web page provides information on the activities of the Office, views of the IMF staff, and the relations between Burkina Faso and the IMF. Additional information can be found on Burkina Faso and IMF country page, including official IMF reports and Executive Board documents in English and French that deal with Burkina Faso.
At a Glance
- Current IMF membership: 189 countries
- Burkina Faso joined the Fund in May 2, 1963; accepted Article VIII in June 1996
- Total Quotas: SDR 60.20 Million (As of September 30, 2009)
- Loans outstanding: PRGF Arrangements SDR 36.26 Million
- Burkina Faso: Request for a Three-Year Arrangement Under the Extended Credit Facility - Staff Report; Staff Supplement; Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Burkina Faso: July 8, 2010
Office Activities
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Africa’s Success: More Than A Resource Story
By Antoinette M. Sayeh
October 31, 2013
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A Newsletter of the IMF on Low-income countries; November 2012
November 7, 2012
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IMF Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa: Recovery and New Risks
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) today released the May 2011 Regional Economic Outlook: Sub-Saharan Africa. Ms. Antoinette Monsio Sayeh, Director of the IMF's African Department commented on the report's main findings:
May 16, 2011
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Africa Faces Twin Challenges After Global Crisis
With world recovery under way, Africa faces the twin challenges of reviving strong growth and reinforcing resilience to the economic shocks that regularly batter the continent, IMF officials say as Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn embarks on a three-country visit to the region.
March 5, 2010
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Le secteur privé gagne du terrain en Afrique (français)
Dans un entretien avec le Bulletin du FMI en ligne, Mme Antoinette Sayeh, directrice du Département Afrique, a expliqué que depuis quelques années, l’Afrique a fait preuve d’une plus grande ouverture à l’initiative privée. Comme par ailleurs le climat des affaires est devenu plus attrayant, les investissements étrangers sont restés abondants.
March 5, 2010
IMF's Work on Burkina Faso
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July 14, 2017
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The Informal Economy in Sub-Saharan Africa : Size and Determinants
July 10, 2017
Author/Editor:Leandro Medina | Andrew W Jonelis | Mehmet Cangul
Series:Working Paper No. 17/156 -
April 26, 2017
Author/Editor:International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Series:Country Report No. 17/99 -
Structural Transformation in Employment and Productivity : What Can Africa Hope For?
April 7, 2017
Author/Editor:Louise Fox | Alun H. Thomas | Cleary Haines
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IMF Executive Board Concludes Regional Consultation with West African Economic and Monetary Union
April 5, 2017
Regional Economic Outlook
Growth momentum in sub-Saharan Africa remains fragile, marking a break from the rapid expansion witnessed since the turn of the millennium. 2016 was a difficult year for many countries, with regional growth dipping to 1.4 percent—the lowest level of growth in more than two decades. Most oil exporters were in recession, and conditions in other resource-intensive countries remained difficult. Other nonresource-intensive countries however, continued to grow robustly. A modest recovery in growth of about 2.6 percent is expected in 2017, but this falls short of past trends and is too low to put sub-Saharan Africa back on a path of rising living standards. While sub-Saharan Africa remains a region with tremendous growth potential, the deterioration in the overall outlook partly reflects insufficient policy adjustment. In that context, and to reap this potential, strong and sound domestic policy measures are needed to restart the growth engine. Read the report
Departmental Papers on Africa
IMF Opens Africa Training Institute in Mauritius
