Mali : Fifth Review Under the Extended Credit Facility and Request for Extension, Augmentation of Access and Modification of Performance Criteria-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Mali

The political situation has continued to stabilize, following the signing of the peace agreement in June 2015. However, security conditions remain fragile as jihadist groups that were not part of the agreement continue to perpetrate terrorist attacks on civilians and guerrilla attacks on UN and Malian forces. On the macroeconomic side, the recovery continued in 2015, with strong GDP growth, low inflation, and strengthening of the fiscal position. The near-term outlook is positive, with continued robust output growth, but subject to substantial risks owing mainly to the fragile security situation.