01903cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF017478 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781475582871 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. African Dept. Niger : 2016 Article IV Consultation and Request for a Three-Year Arrangement Under the Extended Credit Facility-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Niger. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2017. 1 online resource (137 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 This 2016 Article IV Consultation highlights Niger's macroeconomic outcomes, which continue to be affected by security and humanitarian shocks, weak commodity prices, and reduced trade flows to neighboring countries. For 2016, growth is projected at 4.6 percent, slightly higher than the 3.5 percent recorded in 2015, but still only just above the rate of population growth. The medium-term economic outlook is favorable, but remains subject to substantial external and domestic risks. Growth is projected to increase to 5.2 percent in 2017 and to average 6.0 percent during 2018-21, mainly as a result of the expansion of the extractive industries sector and an increase in public and private investments. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2017/059 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2017/059/002.2017.issue-059-en.xml IMF e-Library