Following the initial virtual meeting between Senegalese authorities and the country’s creditors, former Minister of the Economy Abdourahmane Sarr shared his analysis of the presented financial data. Sarr argues that the rebasing of Senegal’s GDP significantly reduces the need to impose losses on private creditors, with the primary focus now being approval of a program with the IMF. Senegalese authorities recently launched a debt treatment plan and used the meeting to present debt figures, rebasing statistics, and a timeline for future proceedings. Sarr’s assessment highlights that the rebased GDP figures bring Senegal’s total debt down to 105% of GDP by 2025, with a deficit of 5.4% that same year. He believes this makes requesting losses from private creditors even less necessary, suggesting only rescheduling might be considered, if needed. Sarr emphasizes that the debt restructuring is driven by IMF requirements and that short-term liquidity issues can be addressed through discussions with official creditors.