Angola: Macroeconomic Framework Technical Assistance: Scoping Mission Report

This document outlines the initiation and early stages of a Technical Assistance project designed to improve Angola's Ministry of Planning (MinPlan) macroeconomic framework, ensuring consistency across the four sectors of the economy. Following a request from Angolan authorities, IMF ICD staff engaged in comprehensive virtual discussions with the MinPlan and Ministry of Finance in February, March, and May 2025. A scoping mission was held in Luanda in May 2025 to diagnose existing capacity and resources at the National Directorate of Socioeconomics Studies (DNESE) for forecasting and policy analysis. The agreed-on action plan is centered around the customization of the Macroeconomic Foundations Tool (MFT), which will assist the directorate in more effectively achieving their responsibilities as coordinator of the Macroeconomic Programming exercise.