Niger: Staff Report for the 2011 Article IV Consultation

International Monetary Fund

No 2011/357, IMF Staff Country Reports from International Monetary Fund

Abstract: Niger's government has adopted an ambitious development plan, based on the use of oil and mining revenue for public investment in infrastructure, agriculture, health, and education. IMF staff underlined the need to step up efforts to improve the business climate in Niger to attract more jobs, thereby creating private investment in the nonnatural resources sector of the economy. Expanded reliance on revenues from natural resources will increase Niger’s vulnerability to commodity price fluctuations, augmenting the high vulnerability to climatic shocks.

Keywords: ISCR; CR; authority; GDP; AFRITAC W; real GDP; authorities' intention; SDR equivalent; CFA franc; public finance management; update assessment; fund staff's policy advice; policy discussion; Natural resources; Budget planning and preparation; West Africa; Global; North Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 69
Date: 2011-12-19
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