Togo : 2019 Article IV consultation, fourth review under the extended credit facility arrangement, and request for waiver of nonobservance of performance criterion and modification of performance criteria : press release, staff report, and statement by the Executive Director for Togo

International Monetary Fund

Economic activity has been recovering, driven by robust performance in the export and agricultural sectors. Fiscal consolidation efforts have continued; Togo complied with the WAEMU deficit convergence criteria in 2017 and 2018, two years ahead of the timeline agreed by member states; public debt declined from 81 percent of GDP at end-2016 to 76 percent of GDP at end-2018. Inflation stood at 2 percent in March 2019 (y-o-y). The external position has improved. The privatization process for the first public bank encountered delays

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Year of publication:	2019
Institutions:	Internationaler Währungsfonds (issuing body)
Publisher:	Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund
Subject:	Wirtschaftslage \| Macroeconomic performance \| Togo \| Schuldenmanagement \| Debt management \| IWF-Kredit \| IMF lending