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  "title": "IMF Staff Concludes Visit to Gabon",
  "publication": "IMF News, September 26, 2026",
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  "summary": "An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team visited Libreville from September 14 to 25, 2026, to hold technical discussions with the Gabonese authorities on fiscal developments and prospects.",
  "publishDate": "2026-09-26",
  "sections": [
    {
      "heading": "Main discussions and preliminary findings",
      "content": "- Focus areas discussed with the Gabonese authorities:\n  - Findings of the public debt audit.\n  - Fiscal developments and prospects.\n  - Policy plans for 2027.\n  - Authorities’ structural reform agenda to improve the management of public finances.\n- Outcome: Technical discussions on fiscal and public debt developments, along with the outlook, will continue in the coming weeks, with a view to paving the way for program discussions."
    },
    {
      "heading": "Meetings and stakeholders engaged",
      "content": "- High-level meetings held during the mission included:\n  - His Excellency President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema.\n  - Vice President Alexandre Barro Chambrier.\n  - Vice President Hermann Immongault.\n  - Minister of Economy and Finance Thierry Minko.\n  - Minister of Planning Louise Pierrette Mvono.\n- Other engagements:\n  - Senior government officials.\n  - Representatives of the Presidential Taskforce on Debt.\n  - Bank of Central African States (BEAC).\n  - Representatives of the financial sector."
    },
    {
      "heading": "Next steps and procedural notes",
      "content": "- Continued technical discussions on fiscal and public debt developments and the outlook in the coming weeks.\n- Objective: Pave the way for program discussions in response to the government’s request for an IMF-supported program."
    },
    {
      "heading": "Communications",
      "content": "- IMF Communications Department, Media Relations contact:\n  - PRESS OFFICER: Kwabena Akuamoah-Boateng\n  - Phone: +1 202 623-7100\n  - Email: MEDIA@IMF.org\n  - Twitter: @IMFSpokesperson"
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