Maliweb**Feb. 19, 2024** Mali, Mali's Minister of Finance, Alousséni Sanou, gave a detailed account of Mali's economic development achievements in a television interview, including:
1. The macroeconomic data is improving, and the GDP growth rate of Malaysia in 2023 will be 47%, *51%。And in 2022 it was 37%, compared to 1% annually in 2021.
2. Effectively control inflation. Measures have been taken to reduce food**, such as lowering import duties on sugar, edible oils and agricultural products, amounting to approximately 147 billion CFA francs (2$4.2 billion), Mali has been one of the countries with the lowest inflation rate in the subregion for three years.
3. The total salary** has exceeded 11 trillion CFA francs (18US$2.4 billion), compared to 700 billion CFA francs in 2020-2021 (11US$500 million);
4. Mali's unemployment rate has been lower than the subregional average. In 2022 and 2023, Mali's unemployment rate is 6% and 5., respectively5 per cent, compared to 7 per cent in the sub-region over the same period5% and 6%.
5. The level of Mali's external debt is not high. Mali's external debt is about 500 billion CFA francs (8US$2.2 billion), and the debt ratio (debt-to-GDP ratio) is about 50%, compared to 53 in 20229% and 50 in 20237%, and 51 in 20246%, which is one of the lowest countries in WAEMU.
Senu said the IMO plans to continue its relations with Mali.
*: Economic and Commercial Section of the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Republic of Mali.