Niger: Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund

No 2017/060, IMF Staff Country Reports from International Monetary Fund

Abstract: This Selected Issues paper assesses the external stability of Niger. Niger’s real effective exchange rate has been depreciating recently, echoing fluctuations of the euro against the US dollar. A model-based analysis of Niger’s external sector suggests that the real effective exchange rate is broadly in line with macroeconomic fundamentals, which is also consistent with the findings of the 2014 external sector assessment. However, broader competitiveness indicators are worrisome, despite some improvement noted in recent years. The recent depreciation of the naira also suggests some weakening in competitiveness, at least with Nigeria.

Keywords: ISCR; CR; Niger; food; fertility rate; CA approach; stabilizing CA-norm; current account elasticity; CA norm; CA deficit; food inflation volatility; Natural disasters; Women; Population growth; Sub-Saharan Africa; East Asia; South Asia; Middle East; West Africa; Europe; Africa; North Africa; Asia and Pacific; East Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 48
Date: 2017-02-24
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