IMF ties Senegal support to reforms
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on SeneNews
The International Monetary Fund says its financial support for Senegal remains conditional on the effective implementation of agreed reforms and consistency in the budget framework, following the rejection of the 2026 supplementary finance bill and the blocking of the 2027 budget in committee. Its spokesperson, Julie Kozack, reaffirmed respect for Senegalese parliamentary sovereignty, according to SeneNews.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has made the implementation of agreed reforms and consistency in Senegal’s budget framework conditions for its financial support to the country, its spokesperson Julie Kozack said on Thursday. The IMF also said it respects the sovereign decisions of Senegalese institutions concerning the budget, according to SeneNews.
Julie Kozack said the IMF was following discussions in the National Assembly on the 2026 supplementary finance bill and the 2027 initial finance bill, after the first text was rejected in plenary and the Finance and Budgetary Oversight Committee issued an unfavourable opinion on the second. She specified that the IMF is not a party to discussions between Senegal’s executive and legislative branches.
The institution is supporting the Senegalese authorities in drawing up their economic and economic policy reform programme, intended to support their request for financing from the IMF, Julie Kozack added. Within this framework, the IMF provides economic analyses, strategic advice and capacity-building support.
The statement comes after the rejection of the supplementary budget on 24 October and the rejection of Senegal’s 2027 budget by the Finance Committee on 7 November. On 13 November, the IMF programme’s timetable had already been described as weakened by the budget deadlock. The IMF programme timetable weakened is the latest development before Julie Kozack’s reaction.
