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  "title": "Niger: Request for Three-Year Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility",
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  "summary": "This paper focuses on Niger’s Request for a Three-Year Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF). Authorities’ reform program for 2005–07 focuses on fiscal consolidation; public and financial sector reforms; and development of social and priority sector strategies.",
  "publishDate": "2005-03-07",
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      "heading": "Overview",
      "content": "- Paper focuses on Niger’s Request for a Three-Year Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF).\n- Authorities’ reform program covers 2005–07 and emphasizes fiscal consolidation; public and financial sector reforms; and development of social and priority sector strategies.\n- Purpose: raise the government’s contribution to domestic savings and investment through gradual reductions in fiscal imbalances in 2005–07.\n- Structural reform agenda aims to improve the supply response of the economy by more efficient allocation of resources and by improving economic governance."
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      "heading": "Reform program for 2005–07 — Key elements",
      "content": "- Fiscal consolidation\n- Public sector reforms\n- Financial sector reforms\n- Development of social and priority sector strategies\n- Measures to improve supply response via:\n  - More efficient allocation of resources\n  - Improved economic governance"
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      "content": "- Main objective: increase government contribution to domestic savings and investment.\n- Strategy: seek gradual reductions in fiscal imbalances in 2005–07.\n- Structural focus: enhance the economy’s supply response through governance and resource allocation improvements."
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      "content": "- Subjects: Budget planning and preparation, Expenditure, Health, Poverty, Poverty reduction strategy, Revenue administration, Total expenditures\n- Keywords: CR, government, government plan, government's effort, implementation, inflation, ISCR, low-inflation environment, Niger authorities, Nigerien authorities, Poverty reduction strategy, PRGF loan, reform agenda, Total expenditures, West Africa, West African state\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- Cr0579 (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}\n\n---\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/cr/issues/2016/12/31/niger-request-for-three-year-arrangement-under-the-poverty-reduction-and-growth-facility-18103"
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    "Published: March 7, 2005",
    "Series: IMF Staff Country Reports",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451828672.002",
    "Paper focuses on Niger’s Request for a Three-Year Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF).",
    "Authorities’ reform program covers 2005–07 and emphasizes fiscal consolidation; public and financial sector reforms; and development of social and priority sector strategies.",
    "Purpose: raise the government’s contribution to domestic savings and investment through gradual reductions in fiscal imbalances in 2005–07.",
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    "Main objective: increase government contribution to domestic savings and investment.",
    "Strategy: seek gradual reductions in fiscal imbalances in 2005–07.",
    "Structural focus: enhance the economy’s supply response through governance and resource allocation improvements.",
    "Subjects: Budget planning and preparation, Expenditure, Health, Poverty, Poverty reduction strategy, Revenue administration, Total expenditures",
    "Keywords: CR, government, government plan, government's effort, implementation, inflation, ISCR, low-inflation environment, Niger authorities, Nigerien authorities, Poverty reduction strategy, PRGF loan, reform agenda, Total expenditures, West Africa, West African state",
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