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Debt Crisis and Restructuring (English)

Malawi: IMF Warns Malawi: Urgent Fiscal Action Needed as Economic Pressures Mount (https://www.nyasatimes.com/imf-warns-malawi-urgent-fiscal-action-needed-as-economic-pressures-mount/) 

Malawi: IMF Holds the Key: World Bank Tells Malawi to Fix the Leaks Before Help Can Flow (https://www.nyasatimes.com/imf-holds-the-key-world-bank-tells-malawi-to-fix-the-leaks-before-help-can-flow/ )

Ghana is implementing austerity measures to stabilize public debt through debt structuring (IMF Press Release on Ghana's fifth review under the ECF, (https://www.imf.org/en/News/Articles/2025/10/09/pr-25338-ghana-imf-reaches-agreement-on-the-5th-review-of-the-ecf#:~:text=%E2%80%9CIMF%20staff%20and%20the%20authorities,for%20gradual%20monetary%20policy%20normalization.) 10th October,2025)

The Governor of the Bank of Ghana called for stronger global commitment to predictable debt restructuring and improved transparency in October 2025. (https://www.myjoyonline.com/bog-governor-pushes-for-predictable-global-sovereign-debt-roundtable-negotiations/)  (25th October, 2025)

The African Development Bank (AfDB) is focused on addressing debt vulnerabilities and boosting resilience, with discussions this month reaffirming the need for greater support for debt restructuring. (https://www.afdb.org/en/news-and-events/press-releases/african-development-bank-president-pledges-deeper-cooperation-key-constituency-87885 ), (16th October 2025)

Sudan: AfDB, "African Development Bank and IOM sign $62 million agreement to rebuild Sudan's social infrastructure," (https://www.afdb.org/en/news-and-events/press-releases/african-development-bank-and-iom-sign-62-million-agreement-rebuild-sudans-social-infrastructure-87765)  October 10, 2025)

In Zimbabwe, external debt payments were prioritized at the expense of domestic market stability (https://www.imf.org/-/media/Files/Publications/CR/2025/English/1zweea2025001-source-pdf.ashx)

 Malawi economy loses ground to peers—IMF (https://mwnation.com/malawi-economy-loses-ground-to-peers-imf/