## IMF Office in Guinea-Bissau

## Source details

**Canonical URL:** [IMF Office in Guinea-Bissau](https://www.imf.org/en/countries/resrep/gnb)

## Other formats

- [Markdown version](/en/countries/resrep/gnb/index.md)
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### Resident Representative for Guinea-Bissau

Babacar Sarr  
Resident Representative

### Office Information

Email: [RR-GNB@imf.org](mailto:RR-GNB@imf.org)

### At a Glance

- Current IMF membership: 191 countries
- Guinea-Bissau joined the Fund in March 24, 1977.
- Total Quotas: SDR 28.4 Million
- Last Article IV Consultation: [The](https://www.imf.org/en/Search#q=sub-saharan%20africa&sort=relevancy&f:type=[PUBS,DEPTPPRS]#q=sub-saharan%20africa&sort=relevancy&f:type=[PUBS,DEPTPPRS]) 2017 Article IV consultation staff report was discussed by the Executive Board on June 17, 2022. ([Country Report No. 2022/196), June 27, 2022](https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/CR/Issues/2022/06/26/Guinea-Bissau-2022-Article-IV-Consultation-and-Third-Review-under-the-Staff-Monitored-520008))

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### Office overview and staff
- Resident Representative: Babacar Sarr
- Position listed: Economist
- Deadline to apply: February 14, 2026
- The Office provides information on the activities of the Office, views of IMF staff, and the relations between Guinea-Bissau and the IMF.
- Additional information available on Guinea-Bissau and IMF country page, including official IMF reports and Executive Board documents in English that deal with Guinea-Bissau.

### Useful institutional links and partners
- African Development Bank
- AFRITAC West
- BCEAO
- Capacity Development at the IMF
- G20 - Compact with Africa
- World Bank Country Information

### Publications (selected)
- World Economic Outlook — Global Economy in Crosscurrents of War and Technology — July 8, 2026
- Global Financial Stability Report — Global Financial Markets Confront the War in the Middle East and Amplification Risks — April 14, 2026
- Fiscal Monitor — Fiscal Policy under Pressure: High Debt, Rising Risks — April 15, 2026
- Regional Economic Outlook — Asia and Pacific; Europe; Middle East and Central Asia; Sub-Saharan Africa; Western Hemisphere
- Annual Report of the Executive Board — Getting to Growth in an Age of Uncertainty — September 24, 2025

### Regional Economic Outlook — Sub-Saharan Africa (April 16, 2026)
- After a strong 2025 with growth at 4.5%, Sub-Saharan Africa entered 2026 reaping the benefits of hard-won stabilization gains.
- The war in the Middle East has clouded the outlook.
- Regional growth is expected to decline by 0.2 percentage points to 4.3 percent in 2026.

### Public advisory: fraudulent scam letters
- Several variants of financial scam letters purporting to be sanctioned by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) or authored by high ranking IMF officials are currently in circulation.
- Scam letters may appear on official letterhead containing the IMF logo and instruct potential victims to contact the IMF for issuance of a “Certificate of International Capital Transfer” or other forms of approval to enable them receives large sums of monies as beneficiaries.
- The contact e-mail information is always BOGUS and unsuspecting individuals are then requested to send personal banking details which the scammers utilize for fraudulent activities.
- For more information please see Fraudulent Scam Emails Using the Name of the IMF.

### Research note
- The Departmental African Paper Series covers research on sub-Saharan Africa conducted by International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff, particularly on issues of broad regional or cross-country interest.
- 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.

### IMF's Work on Guinea-Bissau

- [IMF's Work on Guinea-Bissau](https://www.imf.org/en/countries/resrep/gnb#Guinea-Bissau%20and%20The%20IMF)

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## References

- [Capacity Development at the IMF](https://www.imf.org/en/Capacity-Development)
- [World Economic Outlook](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/weo)
- [Global Economy in Crosscurrents of War and Technology](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/weo/issues/2026/07/08/world-economic-outlook-update-july-2026)
- [Global Financial Stability Report](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/gfsr)
- [Global Financial Markets Confront the War in the Middle East and Amplification Risks](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/gfsr/issues/2026/04/14/global-financial-stability-report-april-2026)
- [Fiscal Monitor](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/fm)
- [Fiscal Policy under Pressure: High Debt, Rising Risks](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/fm/issues/2026/04/15/fiscal-monitor-april-2026)
- [Regional Economic Outlook Reports, All Regions](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/reo)
- [Asia and Pacific](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/reo/apac)
- [Europe](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/reo/eu)
- [Middle East and Central Asia](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/reo/meca)
- [Sub-Saharan Africa](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/reo/ssa)
- [Western Hemisphere](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/reo/wh)
- [IMF Annual Report 2025](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/areb)
- [Getting to Growth in an Age of Uncertainty](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/areb/issues/2025/09/24/annual-report-2025)
- [More Publications](https://www.imf.org/en/publications)
- [Country Report No. 2022/196), June 27, 2022)](https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/CR/Issues/2022/06/26/Guinea-Bissau-2022-Article-IV-Consultation-and-Third-Review-under-the-Staff-Monitored-520008)
- [Read the Report](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/reo/ssa/issues/2026/04/16/regional-economic-outlook-for-sub-saharan-africa-april-2026)

_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/countries/resrep/gnb_