Statement By IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva At the Conclusion of a Meeting With African Ministers of Finance On the Region’s Economic Prospects

[IMF] Dakar — Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Minister of Finance and Budget of Senegal, Abdoulaye Daouda Diallo, and the Minister of Economy Amadou Hott, today co-hosted a hybrid meeting with African Ministers of Finance. [1] The Managing Director and Ministers discussed economic prospects and how to address key risks, including those posed by the pandemic, climate change, security challenges, and spillovers from the global economy. At the end of the meeting, Ms. Ge