Briefing the Council, Raisedon Zenenga, deputy head of the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM), reported that Somalia had made significant progress on its economic and security sector reforms
Economy
Emergency measures needed to manage Eritrean economy: IMF
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team, led by Bhaswar Mukhopadhyay, held discussions in Asmara from 13–22 May 2019 on the Article IV Consultation with Eritrea
ECA pledges practical support to Angola’s economic reform
The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has established three work streams to support Angola on its sustainable development trajectory and macroeconomic reform agenda
IMF reaches deal for Egypt’s extended fund facility
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team led by Subir Lall visited Egypt from 5-16 May 2019 to conduct the fifth and final review of Egypt’s economic reform programme supported by a three-year extended fund facility
Madagascar implements IMF’s enhanced general data dissemination system
Madagascar has implemented the recommendations of the IMF’s enhanced general data dissemination system (e-GDDS) by publishing critical data through the National Summary Data Page (NSDP)