Managing Director Georgieva's Closing Remarks at the Sudan Conference

IMF News, May 17, 2021

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• Published: May 17, 2021

Conference outcome and tone

• "It has been an honor to be here at this conference to celebrate and foster Sudan’s return to the international community."
• "I am very encouraged by the very strong expressions of support heard from all participants."

Financing gap and donor contributions

• The day began "with a financing gap to clear Sudan’s arrears to the IMF and deliver the IMF’s share of HIPC debt relief."
• The financing gap was filled "thanks to most welcome new grants from Saudi Arabia and France, complementing earlier pledges from the United States, the European Union, Italy, and Sweden."
• Emphasis on the IMF’s role in delivering its share of HIPC debt relief.

Call for formal commitments and urgency

• Request: "We still need IMF member countries to convert informal pledges of support for the financial package for Sudan into formal commitments."
• Urgency stressed: "I again urge every member country to do so urgently. We are down to the wire, but I know we will get there with your support."

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• Date: May 17, 2021
• IMF Communications Department, MEDIA RELATIONS
• PRESS OFFICER: Nadya Saber
• Phone: +1 202 623-7100
• Email: MEDIA@IMF.org

Managing Director Georgieva's Closing Remarks at the Sudan Conference — May 17, 2021, IMF Communications Department

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• https://www.imf.org/en/about/senior-officials/bios/kristalina-georgieva
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