## Niger: Joint Staff Advisory Note on the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

_IMF Staff Country Reports, April 30, 2013_

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: April 30, 2013
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781484377345.002

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### Overview and Purpose
- Niger’s new Poverty Reduction Strategy (PDES) is presented as the overarching reference framework for the government’s development agenda.
- The PDES proposes changes in policy orientation and institutional arrangements to respond to recent developments in Niger and in the subregion.
- The PDES was developed in an inclusive participatory process.
- The Note provides a comprehensive analysis of development challenges and a plan to achieve accelerated sustainable growth.
- The PDES identifies key risks to the achievement of its objectives and proposes mitigating measures.

### Principal Findings and Analysis
- The PDES offers a comprehensive analysis of development challenges facing Niger.
- It outlines a plan aimed at achieving accelerated sustainable growth.
- The PDES identifies key risks to achieving its objectives and describes mitigating measures.

### Policy Orientation and Institutional Arrangements
- The PDES proposes changes in:
  - Policy orientation relevant to Niger’s development agenda.
  - Institutional arrangements to better respond to domestic and subregional developments.

### Process and Participation
- The PDES development process is described as inclusive and participatory.

### Subjects and Keywords (as provided)
- Subjects: Education, Expenditure, Food security, Inclusive growth, Poverty, Poverty reduction strategy
- Keywords: Africa, CR, Food security, Global, government, government policy, ISCR, PDES, PDES baseline scenario, PDES implementation, PDES priority program, PDES program, PDES target, Poverty reduction strategy, prioritized PDES action plan, West Africa

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