## IMF Staff Concludes Visit to Gabon

_IMF News, March 6, 2026_

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: March 6, 2026

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### 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*

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## References

- [Gabon and the IMF](http://www.imf.org/external/country/GAB/index.htm)
- [IMF Borrowing Arrangements: GAB and NAB -- A Factsheet](https://www.imf.org/en/about/factsheets/sheets/2023/stand-by-arrangement-sba)
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