Togo: 2024 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Togo
IMF Staff Country Reports, September 23, 2024
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- Published: September 23, 2024
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798400291203.002
Overview and Context
- Publication date: September 23, 2024
- Core observation: Togo continues to face headwinds, including persistent challenges of food security and terrorist attacks, while broader development needs remain acute.
- Baseline projections: macroeconomic performance is expected to remain robust.
- Background factors: substantial strengthening of fiscal revenue and a beginning of fiscal consolidation in 2023.
- Macroeconomic assessment: the macroeconomic outlook is broadly favorable; there are no substantial domestic or external disequilibria, with low inflation and a well-contained current account deficit.
Key Findings
- Growth is expected to remain robust.
- Fiscal revenue is expected to rise further.
- No substantial domestic or external disequilibria identified.
- Low inflation and a well-contained current account deficit characterize the external and price environment.
Policy Priorities Discussed
- Anchor macroeconomic stability by ensuring fiscal consolidation to enhance debt sustainability.
- Conduct structural reforms to lay the basis for sustained growth.
- Strengthen social inclusion to accelerate progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals and support medium-term growth prospects.
Subject Areas and Keywords
- Subjects: Debt sustainability, Debt sustainability analysis, External debt, Public debt, Revenue administration
- Keywords: anti-corruption authority, authorities' plan, Debt sustainability, Debt sustainability analysis, Global, government Roadmap, IMF Togo team, IMF work program, resident representative, Sub-Saharan Africa, West Africa
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