On the sidelines of the 2025 World Bank-IMF Spring Meetings in Washington, D.C., Somalia’s Finance Minister, Bihi Egeh, engaged in high-level discussions with key stakeholders to advance the country’s economic reforms. The minister met with Somalia’s senior IMF team, led by Executive Director Dr. Mohamed Maait, to review progress on the IMF’s Extended Credit Facility (ECF) Successor Program—a critical framework supporting Somalia’s fiscal stability and growth agenda.
Additionally, Egeh held talks with representatives from the Africa Legal Support Facility (ALSF), Global Sovereign Advisory, and Kepler-Karst, focusing on strategies to strengthen domestic revenue mobilization, improve debt management, and safeguard Somalia’s hard-won debt relief gains. These discussions underscored the government’s commitment to ensuring long-term debt sustainability while laying the groundwork for sustainable economic recovery.
The meetings reaffirmed the strong partnership between Somalia and its international partners in driving forward the nation’s financial and institutional reforms.