{ "title": "Niger: Selected Issues", "publication": "IMF Staff Country Reports, July 22, 2019", "sourceUrl": "https://www.imf.org/en/publications/cr/issues/2019/07/22/niger-selected-issues-48515", "canonical": "https://www.imf.org/en/publications/cr/issues/2019/07/22/niger-selected-issues-48515", "overlayPath": "/en/publications/cr/issues/2019/07/22/niger-selected-issues-48515/index.md", "summary": "This Selected Issues paper takes stock of Niger’s tools to directly and indirectly combat corruption and shows that shortcomings in public-sector governance take a toll on private-sector development, especially young firms and exporters.", "sections": [ { "heading": "Summary and Purpose", "content": "- This Selected Issues paper takes stock of Niger’s tools to directly and indirectly combat corruption and shows that shortcomings in public-sector governance take a toll on private-sector development, especially young firms and exporters.\n- The paper describes Niger’s anti-corruption framework, discusses how broader public-sector governance reforms can contribute to curbing corruption, assesses the impact on the private sector, and suggests measures to advance anticorruption reforms.\n- The authorities profess commitment to fight corruption and have taken steps to revamp the anti-corruption framework." }, { "heading": "Major Findings", "content": "- Niger is equipped with legal and regulatory audit bodies that contribute to combatting corruption and promoting good governance.\n- Although the legal and regulatory framework for public procurement is sound, its effective implementation remains elusive.\n- Recent progress in simplifying administrative procedures should discourage public officials from exploiting complex bureaucracy to extract bribes.\n- Formal regression analysis confirms that firms subject to corruption record lower sales and productivity growth relative to those that do not pay bribe." }, { "heading": "Impact on the Private Sector", "content": "- Shortcomings in public-sector governance negatively affect private-sector development, with pronounced effects on:\n - young firms\n - exporters\n- Empirical evidence presented (formal regression analysis) shows lower sales and productivity growth for firms that face corruption." }, { "heading": "Anticorruption Framework and Reforms", "content": "- The authorities have taken steps to revamp the anti-corruption framework.\n- The paper outlines measures to advance Niger’s anticorruption agenda, encompassing legal, regulatory, and administrative reforms." }, { "heading": "Public Procurement and Administrative Procedures", "content": "- Legal and regulatory framework: sound on paper.\n- Implementation gap: effective implementation of procurement rules remains elusive.\n- Administrative simplification: recent progress is expected to reduce opportunities for bribery by decreasing bureaucratic complexity." }, { "heading": "Subject Coverage and Keywords", "content": "- Subjects: Anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT); Auditing; Corruption; Crime; Expenditure; Legal support in revenue administration; Public financial management (PFM); Public investment and public-private partnerships (PPP); Revenue administration.\n- Keywords include: anti-corruption framework; anti-corruption legislation; Anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT); asset declaration regime; Auditing; clearance time; Corruption; CR; current asset; due diligence; Global; government contract; government gazette; government survey; ISCR; Legal support in revenue administration; organic law; president of the republic; public funds; Public investment and public-private partnerships (PPP).\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- Niger: Selected Issues; IMF Country Report No. 19/240; June 13, 2019\n - Niger: Selected Issues; IMF Country Report No. 19/240; June 13, 2019 (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n - Niger: Selected Issues; IMF Country Report No. 19/240; June 13, 2019 (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}" } ], "bullets": [ "[Markdown version](/en/publications/cr/issues/2019/07/22/niger-selected-issues-48515/index.md)", "[Structured JSON version](/en/publications/cr/issues/2019/07/22/niger-selected-issues-48515/index.json)", "[Bundle manifest](/en/publications/cr/issues/2019/07/22/niger-selected-issues-48515/bundle-manifest.json)", "Published: July 22, 2019", "Series: IMF Staff Country Reports", "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781513508245.002", "This Selected Issues paper takes stock of Niger’s tools to directly and indirectly combat corruption and shows that shortcomings in public-sector governance take a toll on private-sector development, especially young firms and exporters.", "The paper describes Niger’s anti-corruption framework, discusses how broader public-sector governance reforms can contribute to curbing corruption, assesses the impact on the private sector, and suggests measures to advance anticorruption reforms.", "The authorities profess commitment to fight corruption and have taken steps to revamp the anti-corruption framework.", "Niger is equipped with legal and regulatory audit bodies that contribute to combatting corruption and promoting good governance.", "Although the legal and regulatory framework for public procurement is sound, its effective implementation remains elusive.", "Recent progress in simplifying administrative procedures should discourage public officials from exploiting complex bureaucracy to extract bribes.", "Formal regression analysis confirms that firms subject to corruption record lower sales and productivity growth relative to those that do not pay bribe.", "Shortcomings in public-sector governance negatively affect private-sector development, with pronounced effects on:", "Empirical evidence presented (formal regression analysis) shows lower sales and productivity growth for firms that face corruption.", "The authorities have taken steps to revamp the anti-corruption framework.", "The paper outlines measures to advance Niger’s anticorruption agenda, encompassing legal, regulatory, and administrative reforms.", "Legal and regulatory framework: sound on paper.", "Implementation gap: effective implementation of procurement rules remains elusive.", "Administrative simplification: recent progress is expected to reduce opportunities for bribery by decreasing bureaucratic complexity.", "Subjects: Anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT); Auditing; Corruption; Crime; Expenditure; Legal support in revenue administration; Public financial management (PFM); Public investment and public-private partnerships (PPP); Revenue administration.", "Keywords include: anti-corruption framework; anti-corruption legislation; Anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT); asset declaration regime; Auditing; clearance time; Corruption; CR; current asset; due diligence; Global; government contract; government gazette; government survey; ISCR; Legal support in revenue administration; organic law; president of the republic; public funds; Public investment and public-private partnerships (PPP).", "**Niger: Selected Issues; IMF Country Report No. 19/240; June 13, 2019**" ], "related": [ { "title": "Niger: Selected Issues; IMF Country Report No. 19/240; June 13, 2019", "role": "document", "sourceUrl": "https://www.imf.org/-/media/files/publications/cr/2019/1nerea2019002.pdf", "summary": { "path": "/-/media/files/publications/cr/2019/1nerea2019002.pdf.md", "mime": "text/markdown" }, "binary": { "path": "/-/media/files/publications/cr/2019/1nerea2019002.pdf", "mime": "application/pdf" } } ], "alternates": { "markdown": "/en/publications/cr/issues/2019/07/22/niger-selected-issues-48515/index.md", "json": "/en/publications/cr/issues/2019/07/22/niger-selected-issues-48515/index.json", "bundleManifest": "/en/publications/cr/issues/2019/07/22/niger-selected-issues-48515/bundle-manifest.json" }, "generatedAtUtc": "2026-09-12T14:45:01.108Z" }