Niger: Request for a New Three-Year Arrangement Under the Extended Credit Facility: Staff Report; Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Niger
IMF Staff Country Reports, May 14, 2012
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- Niger: Request for a New Three-Year Arrangement Under the Extended Credit Facility: Staff Report; Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Niger
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Bibliographic details
- Published: May 14, 2012
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781475503562.002
Executive summary and key findings
- Medium-term fiscal policy aims to support the growth strategy by creating fiscal space for increasing development spending while maintaining external debt sustainability.
- Recent economic activity has been affected by large swings in agricultural production.
- The authorities’ program is aimed at:
- maintaining macroeconomic stability while increasing resilience to shocks;
- strengthening public finance and debt management;
- supporting private and financial sector development.
- Medium-term fiscal policy will aim at maintaining debt sustainability while creating room for increased development spending.
Policy objectives and priorities
- Create fiscal space for increased development spending consistent with external debt sustainability.
- Strengthen public finance management and debt management systems.
- Increase resilience to shocks, particularly volatile agricultural production.
- Support private sector development and deepen financial sector development.
Subject areas and keywords (as listed)
- Subjects: Commodities; Economic and financial statistics; Environment; Expenditure; Government debt management; Government finance statistics; Natural resources; Oil; Public financial management (PFM); Revenue administration.
- Keywords: CR; democratically-elected government; government; government cash balance; Government debt management; Government finance statistics; government finances; growth strategy; ISCR; Natural resources; Oil; petroleum resource; policy; Sub-Saharan Africa; West Africa.
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- _cr12109 — Executive Summary
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