01800cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF018150 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781484334447 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. African Dept. Niger : First Review under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement-Press Release and Staff Report. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2017. 1 online resource (61 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 paper discusses Niger's First Review Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement. Despite security challenges and unfavorable commodity prices, economic performance of Niger has been satisfactory against the backdrop of a good crop season, with real GDP growing by 5 percent in 2016 while inflation remained contained at 0.2 percent. Growth is expected to reach 5.2 percent in 2017, mainly on the back of strengthening hydrocarbon and services sectors, and robust credit growth. The current account deficit will likely decline to 13.4 percent of GDP, reflecting rising exports of oil products, a rebound in uranium exports, and the winding down of import-intensive infrastructure projects. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2017/394 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2017/394/002.2017.issue-394-en.xml IMF e-Library