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By Diadie Ba and Anait Miridzhanian DAKAR, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Senegal must clear billions of dollars in payment arrears as part of efforts to restore its public finances, Prime Minister Ahmadou Al ...
News Senegal » Dakar » Finance: Senegal will reprofile debt instead of restructuring, prime minister says
DAKAR, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Senegal's Prime Minister Ahmadou Al Aminou Lo told parliament on Tuesday that the West African nation will not pursue a restructuring of its debt, opting instead to reprofile ...
News Senegal » Dakar » Finance: Senegal has an IMF loan, now what?
Heavily indebted Senegal received a $2.2 billion lifeline from the IMF earlier this week. With a total public-sector debt estimated at 132 percent of GDP at the end of 2024, Senegal is one of the most ...
News Senegal » Dakar » Finance: IMF reaches agreement with Senegal on new $2.2 bn loan programme
The International Monetary Fund announced an agreement with Senegal on Tuesday for a new $2.2-billion loan programme, after a prior deal was suspended following the discovery of previously unreported ...
News Senegal » Dakar » Finance: Senegal bonds rebound after IMF agrees to $2.2bn financing package
Senegal’s euro-denominated bonds recovered on Wednesday after the country reached a staff-level agreement with the International ...
News Senegal » Dakar » Finance: The Defined Boundaries of Senegal's Debt Treatment
Senegal plans to shield CFA franc-denominated debt from restructuring, protecting WAEMU banks whose heavy exposure to government securities could make a local-debt haircut destabilizing. The exemption ...
News Senegal » Dakar » Finance: Senegal working on rebasing country's GDP, finance ministry says
Senegal recalculating GDP to improve debt metrics, finance ministry states IMF says its focus is on resolving the debt misreporting issue Economists skeptical of long-term benefits of GDP rebasing ...
News Senegal » Dakar » Finance: Senegal Shields Its Regional Debt, Piling the Burden on Foreign Creditors
Senegal will keep CFA franc-denominated debt outside its restructuring plan, protecting regional banks that hold large amounts of its government securities. The government plans to rely heavily on the ...
News Senegal » Dakar » Finance: Senegal's hidden debt crisis and attempts to resolve it
Senegal's finances have been in crisis since the 2024 discovery of billions of dollars in debt, hidden by a government no longer in charge of the West African country.
News Senegal » Dakar » Finance: Senegal finance ministry rejects trade minister’s comments on restructuring
A drone view shows people walking on the beach in Yoff, Dakar, Senegal, May 22, 2025. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra/File Phot DAKAR, June 23 (Reuters) – Senegal’s ministry of economy, finance and planning on ...
News Senegal » Dakar » Finance: Senegal’s finance ministry revises growth, deficit forecasts
DAKAR (Reuters) – Senegal’s finance minister Cheikh Diba said on Tuesday the West African country had revised its 2026 growth forecast upward to 3.2% from 2.5%. Choose CNBC Africa as your preferred ...