Niger First Review under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement-Press Release and Staff Report

With the second lowest Human Development Index and the highest population growth rate in the world, Niger is facing a daunting development agenda. Despite terrorist incursions from abroad and depressed prices for key uranium exports, the economy is expected to expand by 5.2 percent in both 2017 and...

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Corporate Author: International Monetary Fund African Dept
Format: eBook
Published: Washington, D.C. International Monetary Fund 2017
Series:IMF Staff Country Reports
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Collection: International Monetary Fund - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:With the second lowest Human Development Index and the highest population growth rate in the world, Niger is facing a daunting development agenda. Despite terrorist incursions from abroad and depressed prices for key uranium exports, the economy is expected to expand by 5.2 percent in both 2017 and 2018. Growth should rise to 5.5 percent thereafter as reform efforts trump continued headwinds and Niger benefits from substantial donor support. The government enjoys a comfortable political majority but capacity remains a bottleneck for reform implementation
Physical Description:64 pages
ISBN:9781484334515