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Madagascar seeks to direct public investment towards its priorities

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The Malagasy government wants to direct public investment towards national priorities to improve its effectiveness and support growth. Technical discussions are under way on public investment policy, continuing efforts announced to speed up funded projects, L’Express de Madagascar reports.

The Malagasy government wants to direct public resources towards national priorities to support economic growth, L’Express reports.

This approach is in line with the government’s stated objectives of accelerating infrastructure projects and securing the full disbursement of public funds from November 2026. Budget execution stood at 44.2% in the last quarter, according to information previously published by the outlet.

On 8 October, Madagascar announced that it aimed to achieve full disbursement of public funds from November 2026. The following day, the 44.2% budget execution rate was reported.

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