Welcome to AFRITAC South

The Regional Capacity Development Center for Southern Africa (AFRITAC South – AFS) is a collaborative effort of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), 13 beneficiary countries, and several development partners aimed at providing technical assistance, training, and peer learning opportunities in core areas –including, public financial management, tax and customs administration, banking supervision and regulation, monetary policy and FX market operations, financial market infrastructure and fintech, real sector statistics, financial and fiscal law, AML/CFT and governance and anti-corruption. AFS CD remains closely linked to priority global topics -climate, governance, digitalization, and gender inclusion –and to the regional agendas of member countries. The key beneficiaries are finance ministries, central banks, revenue authorities, and statistical agencies. 

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AFS Annual Report FY 2023

A succession of global economic shocks combined with a severe funding squeeze continue to seriously constrain the policy responses and growth prospects for member countries. The Fund’s surveillance, lending, and capacity development (CD) activities have been focused on assisting sub-Saharan African (SSA) member countries navigate the most challenging economic environment for decades. Through FY2023, AFRITAC South (AFS) collaborated with the African Department (AFR) and CD Departments (CDDs), to provide support on institutional reforms and building human capital to reduce macroeconomic vulnerabilities and strengthen resilience, which are key to setting the region on a higher growth path. In addition to supporting short-term stabilization goals, AFS CD has also covered critical new priority areas for medium- and longer-term growth prospects such as climate, gender, digitalization, and governance.

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AFS Annual Report FY 2023

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A succession of global economic shocks combined with a severe funding squeeze continue to seriously constrain the policy responses and growth prospects for member countries. The Fund’s surveillance, lending, and capacity development (CD) activities have been focused on assisting sub-Saharan African (SSA) member countries navigate the most challenging economic environment for decades. Through FY2023, AFRITAC South (AFS) collaborated with the African Department (AFR) and CD Departments (CDDs), to provide support on institutional reforms and building human capital to reduce macroeconomic vulnerabilities and strengthen resilience, which are key to setting the region on a higher growth path. In addition to supporting short-term stabilization goals, AFS CD has also covered critical new priority areas for medium- and longer-term growth prospects such as climate, gender, digitalization, and governance.

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AFS Phase III (FY24-FY28) Program

This program document makes the case for a third five‐year phase, starting May 2023,1 for the Regional Technical Assistance Center for Southern Africa. It highlights AFS member countries’ progress dur...

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AFS Phase III (FY24-FY28) Program

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This program document makes the case for a third five‐year phase, starting May 2023,1 for the Regional Technical Assistance Center for Southern Africa. It highlights AFS member countries’ progress dur...

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Upcoming Seminars

  • 07
  • Oct

Seminar on Government Finance and Public Sector Debt Statistics

10/07/2024 - 10/18/2024 In Person, Mauritius

Officials whose main responsibility has been compiling and disseminating Government Finance Statistics (GFS) and Public Sector Debt Statistics (PSDS), and who are regularly faced with complex GFS and PSDS methodological and compilation issues.

  • 14
  • Oct

Seminar on Fiscal Risk Management for Fiscal Sustainability

10/14/2024 - 10/18/2024 In Person, Mauritius

Target Audience: Mid-level to senior officials from finance ministries in, macro, fiscal risks, budget, and debt management units, responsible for analyzing macroeconomic and fiscal policies.

  • 04
  • Nov

Course on Gender Inequality and Macroeconomics

11/04/2024 - 11/08/2024 In Person, Mauritius

Target Audience: Mid-level to senior officials from central banks, ministries of finance, and other government agencies tasked with the design and execution of gender-responsive policies.

  • 11
  • Nov

Workshop on Fiscal Risk Management for Lusophone and Francophone Countries

11/11/2024 - 11/15/2024 In Person, Mauritius

Target Audience: Staff from debt management, fiscal risk management, and macro-fiscal units of African Lusophone countries and AFS’ Francophone countries (Comoros and Madagascar)

  • 09
  • Dec

Seminar on Strengthening Medium-Term Fiscal Frameworks

12/09/2024 - 12/13/2024 In Person, South Africa

Target Audience: Senior technical staff of macro-fiscal units, budget departments, and debt management departments.

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Our Countries

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Angola

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Botswana

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Comoros

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Eswatini

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Lesotho

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Madagascar

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Mauritius

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Mozambique

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Namibia

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Seychelles

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South Africa

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Zambia

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Zimbabwe

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