01701cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF005840 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451828849 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. 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. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2009. 1 online resource (54 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students Niger's GDP growth is projected to decline in 2009 to 3 percent from 9.5 percent in 2008 when agricultural production reached a record level. The staff report highlights Niger's second review under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility and Request for Modification of Performance Criteria. The country appears relatively protected from the international downturn. Niger's economic performance has been positive in 2008 with a surge in GDP growth up to 9.5 percent from 3.3 percent in 2007. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2009/172 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2009/172/002.2009.issue-172-en.xml IMF e-Library