02209cas a2200301 a 4500 AALejournalIMF023059 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 20.00 USD 9798400216930 2790-4458 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. African Dept. Niger: First Review Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement and Request for Modification of Performance Criteria-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Niger. French Niger : First Review Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement and Request for Modification of Performance Criteria-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Niger. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2022. 1 online resource (89 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 Since program approval, Niger has been facing a more challenging international context, including the fall-out from the war in Ukraine, which is exacerbating pressures on food and fertilizer prices. Moreover, unfavorable rainfall and a deterioration in the security situation led to a deceleration of growth to 1.3 percent in 2021 and an acute food crisis. A temporary deviation of fiscal deficit targets from the program in 2022-23 is needed to respond to urgent expenditure pressures, while the medium-term outlook is largely unchanged favored by the start of oil exports through the new pipeline. Mode of access: Internet International Agreements and Observance imf International Organizations imf Monetary Policy imf Niger imf IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2022/227 Full text available on IMF https://elibrary.imf.org/openurl?genre=journal&issn=2790-4458&volume=2022&issue=227 IMF e-Library