The main outlines of the 2026-2027 Economic Recovery Plan were presented at Plan Anosy during a meeting between the Ministry of Economy and Finance and private sector representatives. The document emphasizes joint mobilization of the state and private sector. Restarting growth, creating jobs, and restoring investor confidence are the core objectives of the 2026-2027 Economic Recovery Plan, whose main features were presented last Friday at Plan Anosy by the General Directorate of Economy and Planning (DGEP) under the Ministry of Economy and Finance. The ambitions are quantified. The Plan targets a GDP growth rate of 4% in 2026, then 6% in 2027, along with the cumulative creation of 40,593 jobs. Its total cost is estimated at 4,622 billion ariary. The document also shows a 25% to 50% increase in private sector productivity. Three pillars structure the whole: creation of sustainable jobs, prioritizing youth and rural populations; strengthening competitiveness; and reviving investment, particularly to reduce the financing deficit for businesses and SMEs. The Plan comprises 24 programs and 68 actions, resulting from Economic Recovery Forums organized from January to March 2026, with regional consultations, public-private dialogues, and cost-benefit analyses. The diagnosis highlights several obstacles: productivity estimated at only one-quarter of the African average, 94% of the active population in the informal economy, industrialization representing 15% of GDP, only 19% of paved roads, and electricity access limited to 30-39%. To address these, 68 priority actions have been grouped into 24 programs. Ten programs, representing 35 actions, focus on cross-cutting measures: business climate, competitiveness, and taxation. Fourteen other programs, or 33 actions, target four high-potential sectors: agribusiness, tourism, ICT and digital, and textiles. The "business climate" component includes road infrastructure, land security, energy access, skills development, and legal and judicial security. The Sahofika, Volobe, solar, and Antetezambato projects are among the energy investments cited. On fiscal matters, the MEF aims to raise tax pressure to 12.5% of GDP in 2027, compared to 7% in 2024, by expanding the tax base, formalizing the informal sector, modernizing administration, and ensuring fiscal stability. Agribusiness, representing 23% of GDP and involving 80% of the active population, must evolve toward greater local processing and better integration into regional and international markets. The Plan notably provides for operationalizing six Agricultural Investment Zones (ZIA) and better access for agricultural actors to financing and markets. In tourism, priorities focus on governance, digital transformation, training, and developing domestic air routes. The digital sector must increase its contribution to GDP from 1.7% to 4% by 2028, through improved connectivity and generalized digital payments. For textiles, the objective is to strengthen vertical integration, diversify outlets, and revive the cotton sector while anticipating changes in preferential trade agreements. Financing will increase progressively: 560 billion ariary are planned for 2026, then 4,062 billion in 2027. This increase is mainly driven by business climate investments, particularly energy, and cotton sector revival. The execution challenge remains. The system provides for management involving the state and private sector, regular cost-benefit analyses, and a risk monitoring dashboard for external threats. The Plan identifies four major threats: climate hazards, geopolitical tensions, administrative delays, and private sector disengagement. A state-private sector performance contract must formalize mutual commitments between public reforms, job creation, and productivity gains. The challenge, after consultation and programming phases, will be translating the 68 announced actions into visible results for the real economy.