Completion of ECF and RSF Programmes by Tanzania
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TLDR
- Tanzania has successfully completed the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) and Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF) programmes with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- Finance Minister Ambassador Khamis Mussa Omar emphasized the importance of the IMF in supporting Tanzania's economic stability and development agenda during a meeting with the new IMF representative, Jana Bricco.
- The partnership between Tanzania and the IMF has lasted over six decades, dating back to the 1960s.
- Future cooperation between Tanzania and the IMF will focus on economic growth, fiscal and monetary policy, private sector development, and price stability.
- Ms. Bricco acknowledged that the completion of the ECF and RSF programmes indicates improvements in macroeconomic stability, fiscal sustainability, and the country's debt position.