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Senegal Targets $2 Billion in 2025 Financing as Sonko Eyes IMF Deal and Sukuk Revival

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• Financing needs could fall to $268m by 2029 if IMF support resumes
• PM signals return to Islamic finance and hints at possible CFA franc exit

Senegal’s financing needs will climb to 1.195 trillion CFA francs ($2 billion) in 2025, but could fall sharply to 155 billion CFA francs ($268 million) by 2029—provided the country can revive its suspended programme with the International Monetary Fund, Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko told lawmakers on Monday.

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