{"id":30587,"date":"2026-04-02T07:24:44","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T05:24:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/?post_type=news&#038;p=30587"},"modified":"2026-04-02T07:24:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T05:24:44","slug":"mozambique-clears-imf-debt","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/mozambique-clears-imf-debt\/","title":{"rendered":"Mozambique clears IMF debt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mozambique has fully settled its debt of more than $514 million to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), marking a rare milestone at a time when many countries remain heavily indebted.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The repayment comes as Maputo enters fresh talks with the IMF for a new support programme, following the suspension of the previous one in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Mozambican Economist Salvador Raisse says the move carries both symbolic and practical weight. \u201cClearing this debt strengthens Mozambique\u2019s credibility with international lenders, but it also raises expectations around discipline going forward,\u201d he explains.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Raisse adds that while the repayment offers breathing room, the real test will lie in how the country navigates future borrowing and implements reforms to support long-term stability.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;ChannelAfrica&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":29974,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"news-type":[78,44],"class_list":["post-30587","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-featured","news-type-finance","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"Mozambique has fully settled its debt of more than $514 million to the IMF","published_date":"2026-04-02 07:24:16","news_description":"Mozambique has fully settled its debt of more than $514 million to the IMF","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/30587","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/30587\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30589,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/30587\/revisions\/30589"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29974"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30587"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=30587"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}