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. 

Click for More

Regional Economic Outlook: Middle East and Central Asia

The outlook for the Middle East and North Africa region is mixed. Oil-importing countries are witnessing tepid growth, and the moderate recovery expected in 2013 is subject to heightened downside risks. For the Arab countries in transition, ongoing political transitions also weigh on growth. With policy buffers largely eroded, the need for action on macroeconomic stabilization and growth-oriented reforms is becoming increasingly urgent. Countries will need to put in place safety nets to protect the poor and build consensus for some difficult fiscal choices. The region's oil exporters are expected to post solid growth in 2012, in part due to Libya's better-than-expected postwar recovery. In the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council, robust growth is supported by expansionary fiscal policies and accommodative monetary conditions.

In the Caucasus and Central Asia, the outlook remains favorable, reflecting high oil prices that are benefiting oil and gas exporters, supportive commodity prices and remittance inflows benefiting oil and gas importers, and, for both groups, moderate direct exposure to Europe. The positive outlook provides an opportunity to strengthen policy buffers to prepare for any downside risks.