## IMF Office in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania

## Source details

**Canonical URL:** [IMF Office in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania](https://www.imf.org/en/countries/resrep/mrt)

## Other formats

- [Markdown version](/en/countries/resrep/mrt/index.md)
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### Resident Representative for Islamic Republic of Mauritania

Younes Zouhar  
Resident Representative

### Office Information

PO BOX 5521  
Nouakchott, Mauritanie  
Phone: 222 4529 72 01  
Fax: 222 4529 70 57  
Email: [YZouhar@imf.org](mailto:YZouhar@imf.org)

### Mauritania: At a Glance

- Mauritania joined the Fund on September 10, 1963.
- Quota: SDR 128.80 Million
- Last Article IV: [Country report No. 17/324, October 16, 2017](https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/CR/Issues/2017/10/16/Islamic-Republic-of-Mauritania-2017-Article-IV-Consultation-Press-Release-Staff-Report-and-45327)

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### Overview
- The Office provides information on the activities of the Office, views of the IMF staff, and the relations between the Islamic Republic of Mauritania and the IMF.
- Additional information is available on the Islamic Republic of Mauritania and IMF country page, including official IMF reports and Executive Board documents in English that deal with the Islamic Republic of Mauritania.

### Office leadership
- Younes Zouhar, Resident Representative

### Useful information and institutional contacts
- The United Nations in Mauritania
- Mauritanian News Agency
- Capacity Development at the IMF
- Ministry of the Secretary General (French)
- Prime Ministry (French)
- Central Bank of Mauritania (French)
- AFRITAC West (French)
- Mauritania and The World Bank

### Publications (selected)
- 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
- Annual Report of the Executive Board
  - Navigating a Precarious World
  - September 23, 2026
- Regional groupings noted: Asia and Pacific; Europe; Middle East and Central Asia; Sub-Saharan Africa; Western Hemisphere

### Office activities and recent analysis
- April 16, 2026 — War in the Middle East: Economic Spillovers and Policy Challenges
  - The April 2026 IMF Regional Economic Outlook Update examines how the war in the Middle East is reshaping growth, inflation, and financial conditions across the region.
  - The Update discusses key priorities for regional policymakers.

### IMF's work on Mauritania

- [IMF's work on Mauritania](https://www.imf.org/en/countries/resrep/mrt#country)

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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)
- [Coming Soon: World Economic Outlook](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/weo/issues/2026/10/13/world-economic-outlook-october-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)
- [Taxing better to boost growth: Insights from the IMF’s Fiscal Monitor](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/fm/issues/2026/10/05/fiscal-monitor-october-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 2026](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/areb)
- [Navigating a Precarious World](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/areb/issues/2026/09/23/annual-report-2026)
- [More Publications](https://www.imf.org/en/publications)
- [Country report No. 17/324, October 16, 2017](https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/CR/Issues/2017/10/16/Islamic-Republic-of-Mauritania-2017-Article-IV-Consultation-Press-Release-Staff-Report-and-45327)
- [Read the Report](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/reo/meca/issues/2026/04/16/regional-economic-outlook-middle-east-central-asia-april-2026)

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