Benin Resident Representative Site

Resident Representative Office in Benin

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

News and Highlights

NewsLIC

A Newsletter of the IMF on Low-income countries; November 2012 

Le Conseil d’administration du FMI approuve un nouveau programme avec le Benin

Le conseil d’administration du FMI a approuvé un nouveau programme pour le Bénin. Dans cet entretien, le chef de mission du FMI pour le Bénin donne les grandes lignes de ce programme et revient sur les perspectives pour l’économie béninoise. Video : Joannes Mongardini, Chef de mission pour le Benin, FMI 

Déclaration de la mission des services du FMI au Bénin

Une mission du Fonds monétaire international (FMI), dirigée par M. Joannes Mongardini, a séjourné à Cotonou du 11 au 26 mars 2010. 

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. 

Le secteur privé gagne du terrain en Afrique

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. 

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Benin and The IMF

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

April 29, 2013

Benin: 2012 Article IV Consultation and Fourth Review Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement—Staff Report; Staff Supplements; Public Information Notice and Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Benin

January 11, 2013
Series: Country Report No. 13/9
Notes: Also available in French 

Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2012 Article IV Consultation with Benin

November 26, 2012
Each Public Information Notice contains a background section, a table of selected economic indicators, and an Executive Board assessment. 

Press Release: IMF Executive Board Completes Fourth Review Under ECF Arrangement for Benin and Approves US$16.2 Million Disbursement

November 9, 2012

Benin -- Letter of Intent, and Technical Memorandum of Understanding, October 24, 2012

October 24, 2012
Also available in French PDF File Size: 573Kb 

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Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa

Economic conditions in sub-Saharan Africa have remained generally robust despite a sluggish global economy. The near-term outlook for the region remains broadly positive, and growth is projected at 5¼ percent a year in 2012–13. Most low-income countries are projected to continue to grow strongly, supported by domestic demand, including from investment. The outlook is less favorable for many of the middle-income countries, especially South Africa, that are more closely linked to European markets and thus experience a more noticeable drag from the external environment. The main risks to the outlook are an intensification of financial stresses in the euro zone and a sharp fiscal adjustment in the US–the so called fiscal cliff.

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