Niger: First Review under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement-Press Release and Staff Report
IMF Staff Country Reports, December 20, 2017
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- Published: December 20, 2017
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781484334447.002
Economic performance (2016)
- Real GDP grew by 5 percent in 2016.
- Inflation remained contained at 0.2 percent.
- Performance judged satisfactory despite security challenges and unfavorable commodity prices.
- Good crop season contributed to the favorable outcome.
Growth projections and drivers (2017)
- Growth is expected to reach 5.2 percent in 2017.
- Main drivers cited:
- Strengthening hydrocarbon sector.
- Strengthening services sector.
- Robust credit growth.
External sector outlook
- The current account deficit will likely decline to 13.4 percent of GDP.
- Factors behind the improvement:
- Rising exports of oil products.
- A rebound in uranium exports.
- Winding down of import-intensive infrastructure projects.
Policy areas covered
- Budget planning and preparation
- Capital spending
- Credit
- Expenditure
- Money
- Public financial management (PFM)
- Revenue administration
Keywords and focal policy themes
- Budget planning and preparation
- Capital spending
- CR
- Credit
- debt policy
- deficit
- disbursement
- ECF arrangement
- expenditure restraint
- fiscal policy
- GDP
- Global
- government
- ISCR
- prudent fiscal policy
- spending allocation
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