IMF Staff Country Reports

Niger : Sixth Review Under the Three-Year Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility, Request for Waiver of Nonobservance of Performance Criteria, and Request for a New Three-Year Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility: Staff Report; Staff Statement; Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Niger

Author/Editor:

International Monetary Fund

Publication Date:

July 2, 2008

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

This paper examines Niger’s sixth review under the three-year arrangement under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF). A successor PRGF-supported program would support the authorities’ efforts to move toward meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) while preserving economic stability. Among the risks to the new program are adverse climatic shocks, higher food and international oil prices, and the insurgency in the North. IMF staff supports the requests for the waivers for nonobservance of two performance criteria, and the request for a new PRGF arrangement.

Series:

Country Report No. 08/211

Subject:

Announcements Current account deficits Economic conditions Economic indicators Financial stability Performance criteria Performance criteria waivers Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility Public finance Public investment Stabilization programs Staff Reports

Notes:

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