On Tuesday, December 6, 2022, the presentation of the short-term outlook for sub-Saharan Africa, which is extremely uncertain, according to the IMF report on the Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa, October 2022 edition, took place in Lomé. The conclusion of this report was adopted by the government as well as the proposed solutions.

“Sub-Saharan Africa on a tightrope” was the theme around which the national seminar presenting the sub-Saharan regional economic outlook was held with very relevant analyses. The IMF had undertaken the exercise of talking to financial actors, managers and technicians, in more depth about the substance of the report.

In reality, the choice of the theme summarizes the difficult economic and financial situation in which the countries of the region find themselves following the successive shocks that have occurred over the last three years. According to Paniah Kofi Agbenoxevi, Secretary General of the Ministry of Economy and Finance, representing the minister, the Covid-19 pandemic, the consequences of the war in Ukraine and the security challenges in the region are undoubtedly at the origin of this situation.