{"id":15683,"date":"2026-09-29T17:58:35","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T15:58:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gsf-global.org\/?p=15683"},"modified":"2026-09-29T17:59:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T15:59:51","slug":"senegal-debt-treatment-opens-a-demanding-new-phase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gsf-global.org\/en\/senegal-debt-treatment-opens-a-demanding-new-phase\/","title":{"rendered":"Senegal : Debt treatment opens a demanding new phase"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"vgblk-rw-wrapper limit-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>1 September<\/strong> launch of <strong>Senegal&rsquo;s Debt Treatment Plan (PTDS)<\/strong>, together with a staff-level agreement on a new US$2.2bn IMF programme, has given the country&rsquo;s adjustment a clearer institutional path. But execution remains demanding: a revised budget (PLFR) that widens the deficit to 7.6% of GDP, an S&amp;P downgrade, and a more contested political setting since May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our new country assessment connects these developments to what they mean on the ground: fiscal and debt position, creditor composition, macro and monetary conditions, the political economy of reform, and the catalysts to watch in the months ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Debt treatment is underway, but execution will remain challenging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read our full assessment here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/gsf-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GSF-Senegal-Country-Assessment-vf_260929_123020.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of GSF Senegal Country Assessment vf_260929_123020.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-eed71bfe-56d8-4d5d-89ec-4831a3fe95f1\" href=\"https:\/\/gsf-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GSF-Senegal-Country-Assessment-vf_260929_123020.pdf\">GSF Senegal Country Assessment vf_260929_123020<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/gsf-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GSF-Senegal-Country-Assessment-vf_260929_123020.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-eed71bfe-56d8-4d5d-89ec-4831a3fe95f1\">T\u00e9l\u00e9charger<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><!-- .vgblk-rw-wrapper -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 1 September launch of Senegal&rsquo;s Debt Treatment Plan (PTDS), together with a staff-level agreement on a new US$2.2bn IMF programme, has given the country&rsquo;s adjustment a clearer institutional path. 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