This web page provides information on the activities of the IMF office in São Tomé and Príncipe, views of the IMF staff, and the relations between São Tomé and Príncipe and the IMF. Additional information can be found on the São Tomé and Príncipe and IMF country page, including official IMF reports and Executive Board documents in English and Portuguese that cover São Tomé and Príncipe.
Office Activities
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Presentation available in Portuguese only.
November 24, 2022
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Macroeconomic Developments and Policy Measures in São Tomé and Príncipe
Presentation for Development Partners by Bahrom Shukurov, IMF Resident Representative
September 16, 2022
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LIC DSFx course in Portuguese launched in August 2022
Access Flyer for more information on how to register to IMF online course in Portuguese
September 14, 2022
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How to Close Gender Gaps and Grow the Global Economy
Capturing the dividends from women’s economic equity. IMF blog by Kristalina Georgieva , Antoinette Sayeh and Ratna Sahay
September 8, 2022
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Como diminuir a desigualdade de gênero e fazer crescer a economia mundial
Tirar partido da equidade econômica das mulheres. Blogue do FMI por Kristalina Georgieva, Antoinette Sayeh e Ratna Sahay
September 8, 2022
São Tomé and Príncipe and the IMF
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Economic Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa Could Permanently Decline if Geopolitical Tensions Escalate
May 1, 2023
Countries will need to build resilience to manage the inevitable shifts in trade and foreign direct investment.
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March 31, 2023
“The São Toméan authorities and the IMF team have reached staff-level agreement to support the authorities’ economic adjustment and reform policies with a new 40-month program supported by an arrangement under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) in the amount of SDR 14.8 million or about US$20 million. The agreement is subject to approval by IMF Management and Executive Board in the period ahead, contingent on the implementation of prior actions by the authorities.
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IMF Staff Concludes Visit to São Tomé and Príncipe
March 2, 2023
“São Tomé and Principe’s economic conditions are challenging. Long-standing socio-economic vulnerabilities were further compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic, persistent energy shortages, the floods at end-2021 and early-2022, and a sharp increase in global food and fuel prices. As a result, 2022 growth slowed to an estimated 0.9 percent, down from an average of about 4 percent in the previous few years. Inflation reached 25.6 percent year-on-year in January 2023. International reserves fell substantially.
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IMF Staff Completes Visit to São Tomé and Príncipe
December 15, 2022
IMF Staff Completes Visit to São Tomé and Príncipe
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September 20, 2022
Series:Country Report No. 2022/306
Regional Economic Outlook
April 14, 2023
Growth in sub-Saharan Africa will decline to 3.6 percent this year. Amid a global slowdown, activity is expected to decelerate for a second year in a row. Still, this headline figure masks significant variation across the region. The funding squeeze will also impact the region’s longer-term outlook. A shortage of funding may force countries to reduce resources for critical development sectors like health, education, and infrastructure, weakening the region’s growth potential.Read the Report
Departmental Papers on Africa
Fraudulent Scam Emails
We would like to bring to the notice of the general public that several variants of financial scam letters purporting to be sanctioned by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) or authored by high ranking IMF officials are currently in circulation, and may appear on official letterhead containing the IMF logo. The scam letters instruct potential victims to contact the IMF for issuance of a “Certificate of International Capital Transfer” or other forms of approval, to enable them receives large sums of monies as beneficiaries. The contact e-mail information is always BOGUS and unsuspecting individuals are then requested to send their personal banking details which the scammers utilize for their fraudulent activities.For more information please see Fraudulent Scam Emails Using the Name of the IMF