This web page provides information in on the activities of the Office, views of the IMF staff, and the relations between Niger and the IMF. Additional information can be found on Niger and IMF country page, including official IMF reports and Executive Board documents in English and French that deal with Niger.
At a Glance
- Current IMF membership: 190 countries
- Niger joined the Fund on April 24, 1963.
- Total Quotas: SDR 131.6 Million
- Outstanding purchases and loans: SDR 362.17 Million (As of March 31, 2023)
- Link to 2022 Article IV Country report. (Country Report No. 2023/028, January 18, 2023)
News and Highlights
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Regional Economic Outlook Presentation
Mr. Rasmane Ouedraogo, Resident Representative, presented the latest April 2023 REO to the Minister of Finance, Ambassadors, trade unions, journalists and university students. (French version only)
June 9, 2023
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Presentation given by the resident representative to the Nigerien government, international community, academics, and young business leaders
December 10, 2019
Niger and the IMF
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Central Bank Digital Currency and Other Digital Payments in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Regional Survey
March 27, 2024
Author/Editor:Luca A Ricci | Calixte Ahokpossi | Anna Belianska | Khushboo Khandelwal | Sunwoo Lee | Grace B Li | Yibin Mu | Saad N Quayyum | Silvia G Nunez | Jack J Ree | Marcos Rietti Souto | Felix F. Simione
Series:Fintech Notes No 2024/001 -
March 19, 2024
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on March 15, 2024, concluded the annual discussions on common policies of member countries of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) .
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Transcript of IMF Press Briefing
March 7, 2024
Good morning to both those of us here in person and those joining us online. Welcome to the IMF press briefing. I'm Julie Kozak, Director of Communications. As usual, this briefing will be embargoed until 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time.
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March 1, 2024
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a 42-month arrangement under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) for Togo. The arrangement will provide financing of SDR 293.60 million (about US$390 million), with an immediate disbursement of SDR 51.38 million (about US$68.3 million).
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African Department Director Abebe Aemro Selassie Media Briefing on Sub-Saharan Africa
February 5, 2024
African Department Director Abebe Aemro Selassie Media Roundtable
Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa
October 10, 2023
LIGHT ON THE HORIZON?
Still emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic, countries in sub-Saharan Africa have been hit by a sluggish global economy, worldwide inflation, high borrowing costs, and a cost-of-living crisis. In many cases, inflation is still too high, borrowing costs are still elevated, exchange-rate pressures persist, and political instability is an ongoing concern. To ensure that the coming rebound is more than just a transitory glimpse of sunshine, it is important for authorities to guard against a premature relaxation of stabilization policies, while also focusing on reforms to both claw back lost ground from the four-year crisis and also to create new space to address the region’s pressing development needs.
Read the Report
Fraudulent Scam Emails Using the Name of the IMF
We would like to bring to the notice of the general public that several variants of financial scam letters purporting to be sanctioned by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) or authored by high ranking IMF officials are currently in circulation, and may appear on official letterhead containing the IMF logo. The scam letters instruct potential victims to contact the IMF for issuance of a “Certificate of International Capital Transfer” or other forms of approval, to enable them receives large sums of monies as beneficiaries. The contact e-mail information is always BOGUS and unsuspecting individuals are then requested to send their personal banking details which the scammers utilize for their fraudulent activities.For more information please see Fraudulent Scam Emails Using the Name of the IMF
Departmental Papers on Africa
The Departmental African Paper Series covers research on sub-Saharan Africa conducted by International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff, particularly on issues of broad regional or cross-country interest. The views expressed in these papers are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the views of the IMF, its Executive Board, or IMF Management.