IMF -- Resident Representative Office in Malawi

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Yugo Koshima
Resident Representative

Lilongwe
Phone: 265-1-770-725
Email: RR-MWI@imf.org

Current IMF membership: 191 countries
Malawi joined the Fund in July 19, 1965; Article VIII (December 7, 1995)
Total Quotas: 138.8 Million
Outstanding Purchases and Loans (SDR): 296.06 million (June 30, 2025)
Last Article IV Consultation: Published on August 6, 2025: Country Report No. 25/226.

Resident Representative: Yugo Koshima.
Frequently Asked Questions entries and dates:
- "2025 Article IV" — July 23, 2025.
- "ECF Termination" — May 14, 2025.

The Office reported multiple variants of financial scam documents purporting to be sanctioned by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) or authored by high ranking IMF officials are currently in circulation in Malawi.
Characteristics of the scams:
- Fake loan application forms on bogus official letterhead containing the IMF logo are in circulation in Malawi.
- The scam loan application forms instruct potential victims to complete and submit private information to the IMF, including personal bank details, identification numbers and other details to enable them to receive business loans.
- The contact information on these documents is always BOGUS and the scammers utilize unsuspecting individuals’ personal information for their fraudulent activities.
The Office directs readers to "Fraudulent Scam Emails Using the Name of the IMF" for more information.

Publication date: April 16, 2026.
Headline: "Hard-Won Gains Under Pressure".
Key regional growth figures and projection:
- Growth in 2025: 4.5%.
- Regional growth is expected to decline by 0.2 percentage points to 4.3 percent in 2026.
Contextual note: After a strong 2025 with growth at 4.5%, Sub-Saharan Africa entered 2026 reaping the benefits of hard-won stabilization gains, but the war in the Middle East has clouded the outlook.
Institutional note: The Departmental African Paper Series covers research on sub-Saharan Africa conducted by IMF staff; the views expressed in these papers are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the views of the IMF, its Executive Board, or IMF Management.