Senegal lawmakers push back against PM Lo over IMF agreement
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In his general policy statement, Prime Minister Ahmadou Al Aminou Lô unveiled three economic axes: debt reprofiling, subsidy reform and reduction of public spending.
In Senegal, Prime Minister Ahmadou Al Aminou Lô defended his policy on Tuesday and the agreement with the IMF before the National Assembly. Without mentioning a motion of distrust, the President of the National Assembly, Ousmane Sonko announced a parliamentary control of the agreements.
Senegal lawmakers push back against PM Lo over IMF agreement
The International Monetary Fund took centre stage on Tuesday during debates in Senegal's National Assembly. Laying out the government’s general policy statement, Prime Minister Ahmadou Al Aminou Mohamed Lo defended its recent agreement with the IMF on a three year aid programme worth $2.2 billion.
Senegal has reached an agreement at the level of the services of the International Monetary Fund on a new programme, which still needs to be validated by the institution's Board of Directors. The central document of this negotiation, the economic and financial policy memorandum, details the reforms that the government is committed to implementing. At this stage, it is not made public. It is in this context that, in the general policy statement o…
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