Senegal News News Senegal » Finance: Senegal: the revised finance bill rejected in committee
The vote comes after several days of discussions between the government and the Pastef parliamentary group on budgetary guidelines.
News Senegal » Finance: Senegal Is Exporting Oil And Gas. Why Is Bread Still So Expensive?
"10 million baguettes are sold every day in this country of 17 million people, according to Senegal's National Association of Grain Importers. That means every person eats, on average, more than half ...
News Senegal » Finance: Senegal Debt Crisis and IMF Talks Explained
Senegal debt hits 128.6% of GDP. See where the US$2.2 billion IMF deal stands, what Moody's Caa2 means and what US bond investors should watch next.
News Senegal » Finance: Senegal has an IMF loan, now what?
Heavily indebted Senegal received a $2.2 billion lifeline from the IMF earlier this week. What does the three-year loan mean for the west African nation? The agreement came after a prior 2023 IMF deal ...
News Senegal » Finance: Islamic finance: Sukuk for Senegal
When Senegal issued a 100bn CFA franc ($168m) sovereign Islamic bond in June 2014, it beat economic giants Nigeria and South Africa to market and began a race to create a hub for Islamic finance in ...
News Senegal » Finance: Senegal plans GDP revision, says finance ministry
Senegal has decided to go back to the drawing board in relation to its GDP. Something seems off and intense; therefore, it now has to do right by itself before something worse happens. We frequently ...
News Senegal » Finance: Senegal aims for deal with official creditors and bondholders by December, sources say
By Portia Crowe and Libby George DAKAR/LONDON, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Senegal aims for an agreement in principle with its official lenders and bondholders by December, three sources said on Tuesday, two ...
News Senegal » Finance: Senegal raises 338 billion CFA francs through an oversubscribed bond offering
Senegal successfully completed its second public offering of 2026. Launched on September 23, this offering raised a total of 338.2 billion CFA francs. The initial target was 200 billion CFA francs, ...
News Senegal » Finance: Senegal’s Debt Steadies on Refinancing Drive, Finance Chief Says
Senegal Finance Minister Cheikh Diba said the country’s key debt indicators are improving as the government leans on local-currency borrowing and what he termed as favorable refinancing opportunities.
News Senegal » Finance: World Bank Names Former Senegal Finance Minister To Head IFC
Senegal's Makhtar Diop will take over as chief of the International Finance Corporation, the private sector financing arm of the World Bank, the first African to lead the institutions AFP / ZACH ...
News Senegal » Finance: Senegal’s Makhtar Diop to head International Finance Corporation
Makhtar Diop, the World Bank’s most recent vice president for infrastructure, has been chosen to succeed Frenchman Philippe Le Houérou as head of the International Finance Corporation. According to ...