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The Daily Docket — Sunday 8 November: Senegal committee rejects 2027 budget proposals

Senegal's Assembly finance committee voted on 7 November, with the finance minister present, against the 2027 bill's revenue and debt provisions and institutions' budgets. No OFAC action, no Citgo ruling, nothing new in London.

Sovereign Creditor Review Staff

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Sunday, 8 November 2026 · Coverage to about 00:30 ET, Sunday 8 November · By Sovereign Creditor Review Staff
Desks: Venezuela · Cuba & Title III · Senegal · Ethiopia · Other

1. Bottom line

  1. Senegal: the National Assembly's finance committee voted on 7 November, with Finance Minister Cheikh Diba present, against the 2027 budget bill's revenue and public-debt provisions and the budgets of the Presidency, the Prime Minister's Office, the Assembly and the higher courts, according to an Assembly communiqué reported by Le Soleil and SeneNews.
  2. The communiqué said committee members questioned inconsistencies in some figures and the sincerity of the forecasts, and asked for the 2025 budget settlement law (loi de règlement) and other supporting documents; no plenary date and no IMF Board date for the USD 2.2bn ECF have been announced.
  3. Nothing else moved: no OFAC action on 7 November; no replacement of GL 5AA; no Third Circuit ruling on the PDV Holding sale; no new Title III ruling; London: No new public filing.

2. Top story: Senegal's finance committee votes against 2027 budget provisions

The finance committee met on Saturday 7 November under its chair, Alphonse Mané Sambou, in the presence of Finance Minister Cheikh Diba and the ministers responsible for the budget, Bassirou Sarr, and for the economy, planning and cooperation, Allé Nar Diop, according to the Assembly's communiqué as reported by Le Soleil. Committee members voted against all the texts before them, including the revenue and public-debt provisions and the budgets of the Presidency, the Prime Minister's Office, the National Assembly, the Constitutional Council, the Supreme Court and the Court of Auditors (SeneNews). According to the communiqué, members raised inconsistencies in some figures and the sincerity of the budget forecasts, and requested the 2025 settlement law and other supporting documents.

Before the communiqué, MP Amadou Bâ said on social media that two MPs voted in favour, the rest of the opposition abstained and the Pastef-Les Patriotes MPs voted against, Seneweb and PressAfrik reported (Seneweb; PressAfrik).

Seneweb reported that Mr Diba told the committee the 2027 budget aims to bring the deficit down to 4.7% of GDP, against 7.6% in the rejected revised 2026 bill (Seneweb). PressAfrik reported that the bill puts revenue at FCFA 6,012.1bn and spending at FCFA 7,363.7bn, with a total financing need of FCFA 6,608.7bn, of which debt amortisation is FCFA 4,552bn (PressAfrik).

The vote follows the Assembly's 3 November rejection of the revised 2026 budget and the chair's request that the government withdraw the 2027 bill, which the finance ministry opposed (RTS). The chair said on 5 November that the Assembly must examine the bill within 60 days of its 12 October filing (Impact.sn). No government statement on the committee vote had been found by the time of writing.

Who is affected: Eurobond holders and other external private creditors, commercial-bank lenders and official bilateral creditors.
Next trigger: Plenary vote on the 2027 bill, no date announced; IMF Board date for the USD 2.2bn ECF, no date set.

3. What changed

  • 7 Nov · Senegal (Assembly): Finance committee votes against the 2027 bill's revenue and debt provisions and institutions' budgets, with the minister present (Le Soleil; SeneNews).
  • 7 Nov · OFAC: No action posted; latest is the Iran-related action of 6 November (OFAC).

4. Desk notes

Venezuela. No change since 5 November. OFAC's GL 5AA authorizes, on or after 18 December 2026, transactions related to, the provision of financing for, and other dealings in the PDVSA 2020 8.5% bond that E.O. 13835 would otherwise prohibit (OFAC GL 5AA). No Third Circuit ruling on the PDV Holding sale appeals (No. 25-3347) was found.
Next trigger: PDVSA Commercial Creditors Committee announcement, 17 November (PR Newswire); GL 5AA date of 18 December 2026.

Cuba & Title III. No new OFAC Cuba action since 5 November; no new Title III ruling found. London: No new public filing.
Next trigger: BICSA wind-down under OFAC FAQ 1276 ends 14 November.

Senegal. See Top story.

Ethiopia. No material change since 22 October 2026; the consent solicitation for the USD 1bn 6.625% Eurobond has not been launched.

Other. Argentina: no new filing in No. 26-442 since the 2 November amicus briefs; responses due 2 December 2026 (Supreme Court docket).

5. Sanctions and markets

  • OFAC (US): No action on 7 November; no new Venezuela GL after GL 5AA of 4 November (OFAC).
  • UK: UK Sanctions List last updated 3 November; no Venezuela or Cuba change (GOV.UK).
  • EU: No new Council notice on Venezuela or Cuba found in the coverage window.
  • Markets: No new sourced price reported.

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