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IMF Reports for Niger 2009
Press Release: Statement at the Conclusion of an IMF Staff Mission to Niger
http://www.imf.org/external/np/sec/pr/2009/pr09296.htmCountry Report No. 09/172: Niger: Second Review Under the Three-Year Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility and Request for Modification of Performance Criteria – Staff Report; Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion
http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/cat/longres.cfm?sk=22993.0Country’s Policy Intentions Documents — Niger: Letter of Intent and Technical Memorandum of Understanding, April 27, 2009
http://www.imf.org/External/NP/LOI/2009/ner/042709.pdfPress Release: IMF Completes the Second Reviews under Niger’s PRGF and Approves US$5.0 million Disbursement
http://www.imf.org/external/np/sec/pr/2009/pr09166.htmPress Release: Statement at the Conclusion an IMF Staff Mission to Niger
http://www.imf.org/external/np/sec/pr/2009/pr0979.htmWorking Paper No. 09/36: The Macroeconomic Impact of Scaled-up Aid: The Case of Niger
Author/Editor: Farah, Abdikarim; Sacerdoti, Emilio; Salinas, Gonzalo
Summary: We develop a simple macroeconomic model that assesses the effects of higher foreign aid on output growth and other macroeconomic variables, including the real exchange rate. The model is easily tractable and requires estimation of only a few basic parameters. It takes into account the impact of aid on physical and human capital accumulation, while recognizing that the impact of the latter is more protracted. Application of the model to Niger-one of the poorest countries in the world-suggests that if foreign aid as a share of GDP were to be permanently increased from the equivalent of 10 percent of GDP in 2007 to 15 percent in 2008, annual economic growth would accelerate by more than 1 percentage point, without generating significant risks for macroeconomic stability. As a result, by 2020 Niger’s income per capita would be 12.5 percent higher than it would be without increased foreign aid. Moreover, the higher growth would help Niger to cut the incidence of poverty by 25 percent by 2015, although the country will still be unable to reach the Millennium Development Goal of poverty reduction (MDG 1).
http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/cat/longres.cfm?sk=22710.0Country Report No. 09/70: Niger: Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix
http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/cat/longres.cfm?sk=22731.0Country Report No. 09/59: Niger: 2008 Article IV Consultation and First Review Under the Three-Year Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility, and Request for Waivers and Modification of Performance Criteria – Staff Report; Staff Supplement; Public Information Notice and Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Niger
http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/cat/longres.cfm?sk=22715.0Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2008 Article IV Consultation with Niger
http://www.imf.org/external/np/sec/pn/2009/pn0917.htmCountry’s Policy Intentions Documents — Niger: Letter of Intent, Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies, and Technical Memorandum of Understanding, December 3, 2008
http://www.imf.org/External/NP/LOI/2008/ner/120308.pdf
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Suggested Books (US)
- Public Expenditure Management and Financial Accountability in Niger (World Bank Country Study)
- Niger: The Bradt Travel Guide
Suggested Books (UK)
- Public Expenditure Management and Financial Accountability in Niger (World Bank Country Study)
- Niger (Bradt Travel Guide Niger)
