London Conference on Somalia May 10 & 11, 2017: Accelerating economic recovery and resilience

London Conference on Somalia May 10 & 11, 2017

Accelerating economic recovery and resilience

Objectives of this presentation

1.  Focus on underlying constraints on economic recovery and resilience
2.  Integrates several strands:

  • Somalia National Development Plan, 2017-2019
  • Somalia Public / Private Dialogue
  • The PFM Action Plan & Roadmap to IFI Arrears Clearance & Debt Relief

3.  Proposes national “priorities of the priorities for Somalia” for early implementation
4.  Proposes mobilization of public / private and domestic / international resources behind priorities

Decades of no investment or maintenance has led to deep deficits across all infrastructure categories 

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And yet….Somalia’s economy is dynamic: urbanized, high consumption financed by remittances with a vibrant private sector

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Somalia London Economic Recovery_Framing document

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