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Lompoul Desert, Senegal; Photo by jpereira_net

Senegal Resident Representative Site

Resident Representative Office in Senegal

This web page provides information in on the activities of the Office, views of the IMF staff, and the relations between Senegal and the IMF. Additional information can be found on Senegal and IMF country page, including official IMF reports and Executive Board documents in English and French that deal with Senegal.

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The World Must Not Forget Africa During This Crisis

A Commentary by Dominique Strauss-Khan, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund click for more

IMF Survey: Sound Policies, Support Can Help Africa Ride Crisis

IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn says Africa will not be spared the consequences of the global crisis and that the significant gains many countries have made in recent years in the fight against poverty are now at risk. click for more

IMF Survey: IMF to Assist Africa Hit Hard by Global Downturn

Although Africa will grow by more than 3 percent in 2009, the continent is likely to be hard hit by the global economic downturn, threatening to set back progress made across the region in recent years, the IMF says. click for more

Senegal and The IMF

Press Release: IMF's West African Regional Technical Assistance Center Sees Significant Increase in Activities in Coming Year

April 29, 2013

Press Release: IMF Concludes Fifth PSI Review Mission to Senegal

April 10, 2013

Senegal: Staff Report for the 2012 Article IV Consultation, Fourth Review Under the Policy Support Instrument, and Request for Modification of an Assessment Criterion—Staff Report; Staff Supplements; Public Information Notice and Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Senegal

December 19, 2012
Series: Country Report No. 12/337
Notes: Full text also
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Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2012 Article IV Consultation with Senegal

December 14, 2012
Each Public Information Notice contains a background section, a table of selected economic indicators, and an Executive Board assessment. click for more

Press Release: IMF Executive Board Completes Fourth Review Under Policy Support Instrument for Senegal

December 10, 2012

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Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa

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Growth remained strong in the region in 2012, with regional GDP rates increasing in most countries (excluding Nigeria and South Africa). Projections point to a moderate, broad-based acceleration in growth to around 5½ percent in 2013¬14, reflecting a gradually strengthening global economy and robust domestic demand. Investment in export-oriented sectors remains an important economic driver, and an agriculture rebound in drought-affected areas will also help growth. Uncertainties in the global economy are the main risk to the regionâ??s outlook, but plausible adverse shocks would likely not have a large effect on the regionâ??s overall performance. Click for more