Namibia yamaliza deni lake la Shirika la Fedha la Kimataifa (IMF)

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Namibia imepiga hatua kubwa ya kiuchumi kwa kulipa kikamilifu deni lake la mwisho la takriban Dola milioni 23.9 kwa Shirika la Fedha la Kimataifa (IMF). Hatua hii, inayofuatia malipo ya kihistoria ya deni la Eurobond la Dola milioni 750 mwishoni mwa mwaka 2025, inaipa nchi hiyo uhuru kamili wa kujisimamia na kutekeleza sera zake za kiuchumi za ndani bila kuingiliwa.

Kutokana na uamuzi huu thabiti wa kupunguza utegemezi wa nje, uchumi wa Namibia unatarajiwa kukua kwa asilimia 2.6 hadi 3.1 mwaka 2026, huku nchi hiyo ikijiunga na orodha ya mataifa mengine ya Afrika kama Botswana, Mauritius, na hivi karibuni Msumbiji, ambayo sasa yanaendesha shughuli zao kwa uhuru bila kuwa na madeni ya IMF.​

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Namibia has undergone a notable shift in its relationship with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), as its debt to the global lender currently reads zero.Namibia has fully repaid its debt to the IMF, bringing its outstanding obligation to zero.

This marks a major shift in Namibia's external debt profile and is part of a broader fiscal consolidation effort.

The country repaid a total of $23,887,500 to the IMF, as reflected in data up to March of this year.

Namibia joins other African nations like Mozambique in clearing IMF debts, following a trend towards reduced external borrowing.The event represents one of the most substantial changes to the country's external debt profile in recent years.

Namibia currently has a net IMF debt obligation of zero, indicating that it has fully paid off its outstanding arrears to the global lender.

The data on the IMF portal reveals a distinct value under total repayment of $23,887,500, which is also reflected in the recorded debt as of the last day of March this year.

The broader context of Namibia's debt reduction reveals a purposeful fiscal consolidation effort aimed at improving macroeconomic stability and lowering reliance on external funding.

This is hardly the first of such a milestone in Africa, as just a few weeks back, the Southern African country of Mozambique cleared its $701 million debt to the International Monetary Fund.

As presently constituted, the IMF does not list Mozambique in its debt portal, not even with a 0 figure in outstanding debt, signifying that the country has completely paid what it owes.

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SOURCE: BUSINESS INSIDER