IMF talks amid Senegal debt crisis
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IMF talks amid Senegal debt crisis

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 14, 202622 min

Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye is expected to hold talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington this week as Senegal seeks a new IMF programme. Earlier, the government introduced measures aimed at easing the cost of living and reached a staff-level agreement with the IMF on a new $2.2 billion, three-year lending programme to support economic and financial reforms. However, the deal still requires approval from the IMF Executive Board. Meanwhile, on the streets of Dakar, protesters are calling for lower prices on essential goods and services, including food, fuel, electricity and rent. We examine the...

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Hello there and welcome to Focus on Africa. I am Keci Obona in Lagos, Nigeria. Senegal is under growing pressure to tackle its hidden debt worth more than $11 billion and has turned to the IMF for help.

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Meanwhile, citizens say surging inflation, energy costs and food prices are biting families. If you take the bag of rice, like the 50kg, so there is an increase of 25% of the bag of rice. If you take the pressure tables, for example, let's talk about the onions. The price is doubled.

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Every product is now increased. So this is a real, real problem. And the dress that got international attention bringing to light the seven anatomical layers

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