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Senegal IMF Deal Reshapes Debt Management, Two Markets Price Same Debt Differently

By Kabir IsaSeptember 23, 2026

Senegal's technical agreement with the IMF on a $2.2 billion programme has not yet delivered any funds or reduced the debt. The international eurobond market and the regional Uemoa market are pricing the same sovereign debt very differently, a gap economist Florent Kanga Gbongué calls the perimeter premium.