The Tabax Construire party's leadership team held a strategic orientation conference on Saturday, January 10, 2026, dedicated to financing development in Senegal. Organized around two complementary panels, the meeting, according to the organizers, took place in a context marked by dwindling public resources, debt pressure, and the urgent need to support more inclusive and sovereign growth. It brought together economists, financial experts, political leaders, and private sector stakeholders. The aim was to identify the levers capable of strengthening the country's capacity to sustainably finance its economic transformation.

Indeed, the first panel focused on examining traditional levers for development financing. Participants highlighted the major constraints facing the private sector, including difficult access to credit, high financing costs, and weak guarantee mechanisms.

The mobilization of tax and non-tax resources also occupied a central place in the debates, with a call for better collection efficiency, broadening of the tax base and more rigorous governance of public revenues.

The issue of public debt was addressed from the perspective of its sustainability and its real impact on the financing of infrastructure and social services, while official development assistance (ODA) and foreign direct investment (FDI) were analyzed as important contributions, but insufficient if they are not better aligned with national priorities.

The second panel focused on innovative mechanisms that could open up new financial possibilities for the state and the economy. Islamic finance was presented as a major opportunity, based on risk sharing and ethical finance, capable of attracting significant but currently underutilized resources.

The discussions also highlighted the potential of popular savings which, better structured and channeled, could become a powerful engine of investment, as well as the strategic role of the Senegalese diaspora, whose financial transfers already represent a crucial contribution to the national economy.

Digital technology has finally been identified as a key accelerator, through digital platforms, fintechs and mobile money capable of democratizing access to financing, securing transactions and mobilizing savings on a large scale.

A strategic report is expected

The meeting concluded with an open discussion among the participants, enriching the analyses and generating concrete proposals. The organizers announced that all contributions will be summarized in a technical report for the highest authorities, aiming to propose operational solutions to strengthen Senegal's financial sovereignty and support more resilient and inclusive development.