Burkina Faso: IMF welcomes economic growth momentum and efforts to manage public debt
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Solar energy and agriculture: Burkina Faso and the IMF explore new strategic financing avenues (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
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Burkina Faso: IMF welcomes economic growth momentum and public debt management efforts (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
The IMF welcomed Burkina Faso's economic growth momentum and the authorities' public debt management efforts. During an audience in Ouagadougou, the delegation discussed the budget, the IMF programme and financing for solar energy and agriculture.
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