Niger Business
• Main imports: Foodstuffs, machinery, vehicles, petroleum and consumer goods.
• Main exports: Uranium, livestock, cowpeas and onions.
• Main trade partners: France, Nigeria, Russia, USA and China.
Economy
Less than one-tenth of the crops grown are cash crops, the rest being for domestic consumption. The nomadic population rears livestock. Niger's most valuable commodity is uranium. Gypsum, coal and tin ore are also extracted and oil deposits may exist.
In 2005, the IMF approved 100% relief of Niger's US$86 million debt burden. Inflation was at 7.8% in 2005, and annual growth at 3.5% in 2006.
Membership of the CFA Franc Zone affords some monetary stability. Niger is a member of West African trading bloc, ECOWAS.
Business Etiquette
Office hours: Mon-Fri 0800-1230 and 1500-1830; Sat 0800-1230.
Business Contacts
168 Place de la Concertation, BP 209, Niamey, Niger
Tel: 732 210.
Website: www.ccaian.org
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