Senegal : third review under the policy coordination instrument and request for modification of quantitative targets, and requests for a stand-by arrangement and an arrangement under the standby credit facility : press release; staff report; and statement by the Executive Director for Senegal

The macroeconomic outlook has worsened amid a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, higher commodity prices and social unrest, rooted in widening inequality and a lack of opportunities for the youth. The COVID-19 vaccination campaign was launched in February but has so far covered less than 5 percent of Senegal's population. The President announced in early April an emergency program for youth employment and economic insertion amounting to 3 percent of GDP, spread evenly over 2021-23