The authorities have requested an extension of the program to November 2023 to continue building on recent reforms and achieve program objectives. Building resilience and laying the foundations for stronger growth through fiscal consolidation and addressing debt vulnerabilities, while protecting the most vulnerable from the shocks, remain key to the success of the program. An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team, led by Mr. Christian Saborowski, visited Freetown from April 17 to 28, 2023, for the sixth and seventh reviews of Sierra Leone's financial and economic program supported by the Extended Credit Facility (ECF), approved on November 30, 2018 (see Press Release No. 18/446 ). Subject to approval by IMF Management and the Executive Board in the coming weeks, the completion of the reviews under the ECF will make available SDR 15.5 million (about US$ 20.8 million), bringing the total IMF financial support under the arrangement to SDR 108.8 million (about US$147.0 million).