The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced in a press release on 18 February last, having reached an agreement at the level of services on the eighth review of the agreement under the Extended Facility for credit (FEC) and on the fourth review of the agreement under the Facility for resilience and sustainability (FRD) with Niger.

Agreement signed with Niger to be submitted for approval of the institution's Board of Directors in March next year. He opens the Pathway to a disbursement of 91 million USD (around 50 billion CFA) including 61 million USD (around 34 billion FCFA) under the FEC and 30 million USD (16 billion CFA). The IMF has indicated that the country's economic growth should remain solid at 6.7% in 2026 despite a difficult security context and recurrent climate shocks.

The Nigerian authorities reaffirmed their commitment to the successful implementation of the reform program structural, in particular the gradual deployment of the single Treasury account and the implementation of income and expenditure measures aimed at free up fiscal space for priority development spending.