Islamic Republic of Mauritania Resident Representative Site

Resident Representative Office in Mauritania

This web page provides information on the activities of the Office, views of the IMF staff, and the relations between Mauritania and the IMF. Additional information can be found on Islamic Republic of Mauritania and IMF country page, including official IMF reports and Executive Board documents in English that deal with Mauritania.

News — Highlights

Sound Policies Soften Crisis Impact on Middle East

Oil exporters in the Middle East and North Africa have been directly hit by the global financial crisis through a sharp drop in oil prices and a drying up of capital inflows, but the blow has been softened by countercyclical government spending, according to the IMF’s new regional forecast. 

Revisiting the Determinants of Productivity Growth: What's New?

By Boileau Loko and Mame Astou Diouf; IMF Working Paper 09/225 

Strong Fundamentals Help Middle East, North Africa Mitigate Impact of Global Shocks

The global financial crisis has not spared the MENAP region, but strong economic fundamentals and sizeable currency reserves have helped to mitigate the impact of the shock. 

Islamic Republic of Mauritania and the IMF

Press Release: Statement by IMF Mission in Mauritania

May 2, 2013

Press Release: IMF's West African Regional Technical Assistance Center Sees Significant Increase in Activities in Coming Year

April 29, 2013

IMF Program Note on the Islamic Republic of Mauritania

April 9, 2013
Program Note on the Islamic Republic of Mauritania 

Measuring and Mending Monetary Policy Effectiveness Under Capital Account Restrictions—Lessons from Mauritania

March 27, 2013
Author/Editor: Blotevogel, Robert
Series: Working Paper No. 13/77 

IMF Survey: Closer Ties among Maghreb Economies Would Spur Growth

January 17, 2013
Increased openness is the way forward for the Maghreb in order to boost growth and employment, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde said in Nouakchott, Mauritania last week. 

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Regional Economic Outlook: Middle East and Central Asia

Two years after the onset of the "Arab Spring," many countries in the Middle East and North Africa continue to undergo complex political, social, and economic transitions. Economic performance across the region was mixed in 2012: although most oil-exporting countries grew at healthy rates, economic growth remained sluggish in the oil importers. In 2013, these differences are expected to narrow because of a scaling-back of hydrocarbon production among oil exporters and a mild economic recovery among oil importers. Many countries face the immediate challenge of re-establishing or maintaining macroeconomic stability amid political uncertainty and social unrest, but the region must not lose sight of the medium-term challenge of diversifying its economies, creating jobs, and generating more inclusive growth.

For the countries in the Caucasus and Central Asia region, the near-term outlook remains broadly favorable, reflecting high oil prices for the oil and gas exporters and strong non-oil commodity prices and robust remittances in the oil and gas importers. Risks to this favorable outlook could stem from still-subdued world demand, domestic political uncertainties, and geopolitical risks in the region. Policymakers, particularly in the oil-importing countries, should take advantage of the favorable outlook to re-establish fiscal policy buffers that were eroded in the aftermath of the global crisis. Across the region, countries should reinvigorate their reform efforts to address longstanding structural issues, with a view to improving governance, building an investor-friendly environment, developing a more inclusive financial system, and fostering regional trade and finance integration.