Gabon said on Monday that findings from its debt audit were under review by \u200bthe International Monetary Fund and could be revised, according \u200cto a government circular.<\/p>\n
It aims to reach a draft agreement with the IMF on a new financing programme by year-end. Gabon requested a programme \u200bin March and launched the audit in June to \u200bestablish the size of its public debt, particularly domestic \u2060arrears. Select findings of the audit published in September showed \u200btotal debt was lower than previously thought.<\/p>\n
Monday’s circular showed that total \u200barrears rose to 1,198.8 billion CFA francs ($2.06 billion) by June 2026 from 1,094.6 billion CFA francs at end-2025.<\/p>\n
External arrears climbed to 437.3 billion CFA \u200bfrancs ($752,34 million), including 176.7 billion CFA francs owed to \u200bChina Exim and 92.4 billion CFA francs to multilateral creditors.<\/p>\n
Arrears to the International \u200cBank \u2060for Reconstruction and Development, an arm of the World Bank Group, have reappeared after Gabon cleared them in March 2025.<\/p>\n
The country also said it is targeting an IMF staff-level agreement \u200bfor a new \u200bfinancing programme \u2060by end-2026. A Fund mission is expected to visit Gabon following talks between the two sides \u200bat the Annual Meetings in Bangkok, though \u200bno details \u2060on timing were given.<\/p>\n
“There can be no assurance, however, that an IMF-supported financing programme will be put in place within the \u2060expected \u200btimeframe,” the circular said.<\/p>\n
Gabon’s last IMF \u200bprogramme, an Extended Fund Facility, expired in July 2024 after completing only two \u200breviews.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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