Learn about mezzanine financing, a blend of debt and equity, offering flexible terms and conversion rights if defaults occur, used for growth projects and acquisitions. https://t.co/ipw8tITMB3 ...

Senegal's Economic Situation - Senegal faces a significant challenge with $7 billion in debt that went undetected for nearly five years [2] - Debt to GDP ratio has exceeded 100%, and the budget deficit has increased [3] - The IMF seeks guarantees that the financial irregularities will not recur [4] IMF Intervention and Conditions - The IMF has disbursed $700 million of a $18 billion program, with further disbursements contingent on conversations [6] - The IMF aims to reduce Senegal's debt to GDP ratio to 50% [5] - The IMF recommends eliminating subsidies, especially on fuel and power [10] Potential Solutions and Challenges - Senegal needs to raise $5 to $10 billion, which cannot be sourced domestically [7] - Without an IMF program, international partners are hesitant to provide financial assistance [8] - Senegal is considering renegotiating oil and gas contracts, import taxes, and taxes on SMEs [9] - Austerity measures and tax increases may face resistance from the population [9][10]

African governments must end corruption and illicit capital flows that cost the continent more than $580 billion annually if they’re to deal with a debt pile that’s approaching $2 trillion, according to the head of the African Development Bank https://t.co/goshERGOQ5 ...

Kenya’s government plans to buy back as much as $3.5 billion of domestic debt before it matures, sources say, expanding a program to handle loan repayment more flexibly https://t.co/tGbBkf8oSy ...

Six in 10 parents said they have gone into debt to provide for their children, and they are more likely to neglect their physical and mental health than parents without debt. https://t.co/dgDncMpsWs ...

The cost of insuring Chilean debt against default for five years fell to the lowest in 11 months last week, and is close to its pre-pandemic levels. https://t.co/ApANbsUbdL ...

Since January, Ivy League universities have together issued more than $1.7bn in debt, the most in any year since 2020. In doing so, they have borrowed at rates many firms, governments and less illustrious rivals must envy https://t.co/jybtjgpyqK ...

Vietnam’s strong push for rapid economic growth could lead to policy decisions that worsen already high debt levels, according to Fitch Ratings https://t.co/vz12FWcJ3Y ...

🇺🇸 TODAY: Senator Lummis says America cannot save itself from $37T debt by buying more $BTC, but can revalue gold reserves to today's prices and transfer the increase to build Strategic Bitcoin Reserve."America needs the BITCOIN Act." https://t.co/5WmfepSLCO ...

REVALUE GOLD RESERVES AND OBTIAN MORE BITCOINNO SPENDING OF TAX PAYER DOLLARSTHIS IS WHAT I VOTED FORSenator Cynthia Lummis (@SenLummis):.@SecScottBessent is right: a budget-neutral path to building SBR is the way. We cannot save our country from $37T debt by purchasing more bitcoin, but we can revalue gold reserves to today’s prices & transfer the increase in value to build SBR.America needs the BITCOIN Act. ...