UKRAINE: IMF funding is key for Ukraine, which struck a two-year $8.1bn programme with the Fund in February.
SENEGAL: The West African nation’s economic outlook is still murky due to the discovery of undisclosed debt, which prompted the IMF to halt a $1.8 bn loan programme in 2024.
MOZAMBIQUE: Mozambique has been in talks with the IMF since mid-2025 over a new lending programme.
GABON: Gabon’s authorities formally requested a Fund programme in March to support their reform agenda.
EGYPT: In the past two years, Egypt has unlocked billions in IMF funding and foreign direct investment from Gulf states. But heavy exposure to energy imports, GCC remittances and tourism makes Egypt vulnerable to the fallout from the Iran war.
VENEZUELA: Venezuela’s $5 billion in special drawing rights – the IMF’s own currency – has been frozen since 2021 as its government was not recognised by a majority of IMF board member countries – a status that has yet to change under the leadership of President Delcy Rodriguez.
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