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01 Jun 2023
IMF Executive Board Approves US$43 Million Extended Credit Facility Arrangement for the Union of the Comoros
Successive external shocks in recent years have exacerbated already fragile economic conditions in Comoros. The surge in global commodity prices and transportation costs during 2022 severely impacted households’ purchasing powers in this import-dependent island economy and substantially worsened the fiscal outlook. These shocks have coincided with increased fiscal and debt service needs, as well as the expiration of pandemic-era support and retrenchment in international aid, which have significantly tightened financing constraints.
