Sanctions and suspension of international finance and aid have left the economy of Niger, one of the world's poorest countries, hanging by a thread three months after a July 26 military coup.
these are a perilous situation for the niger economy. what do eo - le for the niger economy. what do peeple make for the niger economy. what do peeple make of for the niger economy. what do people make of ecowas s - people make of ecowas s decision to place the sanctions, just how powerful is the organisation? the organisation - the organisation? the organisation actually l the organisation? tue: organisation actually with the organisation? tte: organisation actually with the sanctions is most likely antagonising the domestic population. they are having protests in niger against the sanctions. it s unlikely to cede control over the state as a result of the sanctions so on the ground it s probably backfiring against ecowas and ecowas s ability to maintain political pressure will also hit barriers in not only niger but across the region, should these sanctions remain on place for an extended period of time as it will not only hurt the niger economy but also ecowas members, memberstat
cross border trade throws through nige and its neighbouring economies and its important to note that it is a landlocked economy and highly dependent on its coastal partners to provide basic goods, including pharmaceuticals, food and petroleum products so with the border is closed, is severely impacting the provision of these key goods and we are seeing inflation search in niger. the sanctions have also resulted in external support being severed by the country s western partners and multilateral institutions. niger has been dependent for 50% of its financing from lawrence on the regional market and international aid and this really hurt the economy hard and cut the government ability to provide basic services, so these are a perilous situation for the niger economy.-