The Country Opinion Survey in Seychelles assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in better understanding how stakeholders in Seychelles perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic feedback from national and local governments, multilateral and bilateral agencies, media, academia, the private...

The Technical Assistance (TA) mission, conducted in Victoria, Seychelles, from May 2 to 17, 2023, assisted authorities with macroprudential stress testing and climate risk analysis. The stress testing focused on strengthening the solvency and liquidity frameworks: (i) for solvency, considering...

The PER analysis highlights priority policy actions to increase fiscal space and improve resilience to economic shocks and climate risks through human and physical capital investments. Chapter 1 focuses on Seychelles' recent fiscal performance and examines trends in its public finances. Chapter...

Economic growth in Seychelles appears to have slowed relative to earlier forecasts. Real GDP growth is projected at 3 percent in 2024 compared to an earlier projection of 3.7 percent. This reflects lower tourist arrivals in the wake of a temporary reduction in the number of direct flights and a...

The Government of Seychelles is committed to promoting environmental sustainability and climate resilience, as demonstrated by its decision to prioritize climate as one of the six key areas in the National Development Strategy for 2024-2028 and through the agreements made under the IMF's...

A diagnostic technical assistance mission from the IMF's Statistics Department (STA) visited Seychelles during April 8-19, 2024, to support the authorities in improving the compilation and dissemination of government finance statistics (GFS) and public sector debt statistics (PSDS). The mission...

This report provides an overview of the assistance provided by the IMF to the Central Bank of the Seychelles in reviewing and updating its strategic plan, in line with international best practices for central banks

The world is witnessing a rise in the number of international tourists travelling which is mainly caused by the fall in travelling costs and higher living standards. However, this has caused numerous negative impacts on the economy, the environment and the society. In the context of Mauritius,...

The primary objective of the mission was to assess the concepts and methods used to compile the consumer price index (CPI) for Seychelles. The report identifies and discusses recommendations for improvement to ensure the CPI more broadly reflects the standards and best practices described in the...