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  "title": "IMF Resident Representative in Benin",
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  "summary": "Benin made significant strides in managing its economy, but hard-won economic gains are at risk.",
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      "heading": "Resident Representative for Benin",
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          "text": "C/O Ministère de l’Economie et des Finances"
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          "text": "Bâtiment IGF, 2e étage"
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          "text": "08 BP 989"
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        {
          "text": "Cotonou"
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          "text": "Email: RR-BEN@imf.org",
          "href": "mailto:RR-BEN@imf.org",
          "linkText": "RR-BEN@imf.org",
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          "text": "Phone: (229) 21 30 14 31"
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      "heading": "At a Glance",
      "lines": [
        {
          "text": "Benin joined the Fund on July 10, 1963."
        },
        {
          "text": "Total Quotas: SDR 123.8 Million"
        },
        {
          "text": "Loans outstanding: ECF Arrangements SDR 109,29 Million"
        },
        {
          "text": "Last Article IV Consultation: The 2019 Article IV Consultation staff report was discussed by the Executive Board on June 21, 2019. (IMF Country Report No. 19/203, July 2, 2019)",
          "href": "https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/CR/Issues/2019/07/02/Benin-2019-Article-IV-Consultation-Fourth-Review-under-the-Extended-Credit-Facility-47072",
          "linkText": "IMF Country Report No. 19/203, July 2, 2019",
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              "linkText": "IMF Country Report No. 19/203, July 2, 2019"
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      "heading": "IMF's Work on Benin",
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    "Contact Information: (229) 21 30 44 57",
    "Resident Representative listed: Some, Yirbehogre Modeste",
    "The Office provides information on the Office’s activities, IMF staff views, and relations between Benin and the IMF.",
    "Headline: \"Benin Taps Two IMF Facilities to Counter Headwinds and Support SDGs\"",
    "The Office notes that Benin made significant strides in managing its economy, but that hard-won economic gains are at risk.",
    "The Office directs users to additional information on Benin and IMF country engagement, including official IMF reports and Executive Board documents in English and French.",
    "World Economic Outlook: \"Coming Soon: World Economic Outlook\" — October 13, 2026",
    "Global Financial Stability Report: \"Global Financial Markets Confront the War in the Middle East and Amplification Risks\" — April 14, 2026",
    "Fiscal Monitor: \"Taxing better to boost growth: Insights from the IMF’s Fiscal Monitor\" — September 29, 2026",
    "Regional Economic Outlook: regional editions listed — Asia and Pacific; Europe; Middle East and Central Asia; Sub-Saharan Africa; Western Hemisphere",
    "Annual Report of the Executive Board: \"Navigating a Precarious World\" — September 23, 2026",
    "Additional note: \"More Publications\" heading indicates further IMF outputs are available.",
    "The IMF warns that several variants of financial scam letters purporting to be sanctioned by the IMF or authored by high ranking IMF officials are in circulation.",
    "Characteristics of the scam:",
    "The IMF directs readers to further information under \"Fraudulent Scam Emails Using the Name of the IMF.\"",
    "Report title/summary: \"Hard-Won Gains Under Pressure\"",
    "Key statistics and projections:",
    "Contextual factors:",
    "Research note:",
    "[IMF's Work on Benin](https://www.imf.org/en/countries/resrep/ben#Benin%20and%20the%20IMF)"
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