IMF Staff Concludes Visit to Gabon
IMF News, March 6, 2026
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Bibliographic details
- Published: March 6, 2026
Mission overview
- Press Release No. 26/074
- Mission dates: February 25 to March 6, 2026
- Location: Libreville, Gabon
- Mission type: End-of-Mission press release conveying preliminary findings after a visit to a country
- Note: "This mission will not result in a Board discussion."
Principal findings and themes from IMF staff statement
- Engagement focus:
- Recent macroeconomic and policy developments
- Implementation of the national growth and development plan
- Reforms highlighted as potentially beneficial:
- Improvements in public financial management
- Enhanced governance
- Reforms to improve the business climate
- Measures to fight corruption
- Policy emphasis:
- "Underscored the criticality of ensuring prudent fiscal and financial policies to safeguard macroeconomic stability in Gabon and the region."
- Ongoing policy dialogue:
- "Policy dialogue with the authorities will continue in the weeks ahead, including during the upcoming IMF Spring Meetings."
Stakeholder meetings
- Presidential meeting:
- His Excellency the President of the Republic of Gabon Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema
- Legislative meeting:
- President of the National Assembly Michel Regis Onanga Ndiaye
- Executive meetings:
- Finance Minister Thierry Minko
- Planning Minister Louise Pierrette Mvono
- Other interlocutors:
- Senior government officials
- Representatives of the Presidential Taskforce on Debt
- Bank of Central African States
- State-owned enterprises
- Financial sector representatives
- Acknowledgment:
- "The team thanks the authorities and other stakeholders for their hospitality and candid engagement during the visit."
Contacts and media
- IMF Communications Department — MEDIA RELATIONS
- PRESS OFFICER: Wafa Amr
- Phone: +1 202 623-7100
- Email: MEDIA@IMF.org
- Twitter: @IMFSpokesperson
IMF Staff Concludes Visit to Gabon — March 6, 2026