WASHINGTON, 05 April 2021 / PRN Africa / -- An IMF mission team held a virtual staff visit with the Mozambican authorities, concluding on March 29, 2021.

Discussions centered on macroeconomic prospects and policies to manage the difficult economic circumstances created by the COVID pandemic, and the authorities' reform agenda for the next years. Staff and the authorities share a broadly similar assessment of economic prospects for 2021 and the medium-term, with staff acknowledging the authorities' adroit economic management in the face of a series of shocks in the past years.

The IMF remains closely engaged with the authorities in developing policy reforms in fiscal, monetary and financial, and governance areas, including strong collaboration through technical assistance.

SOURCE International Monetary Fund (IMF)