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Senegal and IMF strike $2.2bn deal, two years after debt scandal froze funding

The International Monetary Fund has reached a staff-level agreement with Senegal on a new lending programme, nearly two years after an earlier deal was suspended over previously unreported debt.
The International Monetary Fund has reached a staff-level agreement with Senegal on a new lending programme, nearly two years after an earlier deal was suspended over previously unreported debt. REUTERS - Yuri Gripas

Senegal and the International Monetary Fund have reached a staff-level agreement on a new $2.2 billion (€1.9 billion) lending programme, nearly two years after an earlier deal was suspended following the discovery of previously unreported public debt.

The 36-month arrangement, announced on Tuesday, is intended to support Senegal’s economic and financial reform programme for 2026 to 2029.

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