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Niger

A nation of 27.9 million, almost half under fifteen, that exports oil through a pipeline to the Atlantic and holds $4.6 billion of World Bank commitments.

Perfect Nations values what Niger owns and raises capital against it, through innovative financing for development (FfD) and super intelligence (SI).

Niger at a glance

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What we do for Niger

Assets. Capital. Solutions.

Perfect Nations is a new-age sovereign advisory firm, and its clients are nations.

  1. 01AssetsThe cupFive sovereign assets, valued, from The Oil Line to The People.
  2. 02CapitalThe laurels4 instruments and investments on record, every one sourced.
  3. 03SolutionsThe seven starsSeven basic standards of living, star by star. Energy is furthest from reach today.

The whole logo: a Perfect Nation, where every citizen has all seven basic standards of living, led by good governance.

01Assets · The cup · Sovereign Assets

Five assets no balance sheet counts.

Each is owned today, earns today, and can carry Niger toward seven basic standards of living for every citizen.

  • $15Pipeline tariff a barrel to the Atlantic, 2026

    The Oil Line

    A landlocked nation now selling oil by sea; the cheaper the barrel travels, the more stays at home.

  • 905,000Citizens connected to electricity since January 2026

    The Power to Come

    A nation where one in five has power is connecting the rest, with the Kandadji Dam at its heart.

  • 36.8%Of the land in agriculture, 2024

    The Farmland

    Farms and herds that carry most families, from the river to the Sahel.

  • 1.27M km²Land area, 2024

    The Land

    Territory to farm, mine, power and protect.

  • 27.9mCitizens, 2025

    The People

    46.2% are under fifteen: the workforce and the market of the next generation.

Every figure, with its sourceThe Sovereign Assets ledger

02Capital · The laurels · Capital Architecture

Oil to the sea, power to the people.

Bonds, guarantees, swaps and loans that raise capital against what Niger owns, every line sourced.

Capital Architecture

The record in figures

  • $4.6bnWorld Bank commitments in grants and loans across 23 operations, September 2026World Bank, 2026
  • 45.6%Total public and publicly guaranteed debt, share of GDP, 2025IMF, 2026
  • $203MProposed 38-month IMF programme, staff-level agreement 8 October 2026Rio Times, 2026
  • $15Pipeline tariff a barrel to the Benin terminal, cut from $27 in a May 2026 agreement with CNPCCoface, 2026

Capital already committed

  • MultilateralActiveElectricity access, including the Kandadji Dam programme$1.2bn

    World Bank · One national and four regional projects

    Power for more than 4.5 million people; about 905,000 connected since January 2026.

    World Bank

    Source
  • MultilateralActiveExtended Credit Facility

    IMF · Ninth review completed 29 July 2026

    Oil revenue management and public financial management reforms.

    IMF

    Source
  • MultilateralPipelineNew 38-month IMF programme$203M

    IMF · Staff-level agreement 8 October 2026 · Board expected December 2026

    Growth of about 7% expected in 2026.

    IMF

    Source
  • PrivateSignedNiger–Benin pipeline tariff agreement

    CNPC · May 2026

    Transport rate to the Benin terminal cut from $27 to $15 a barrel.

    CNPC

    Source

The Niger Newswire

The Solutions Wire
Hadiza Moussa, Nation Steward of Niger

Hadiza MoussaNation Steward of Niger · SI Researcher

Already working in Niger.

Independent firms and social enterprises already at work in Niger, highlighted by Perfect Nations. None is a partner of Perfect Nations.

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  • The first firms and social enterprises at work in Niger are being gathered.

    Name one already at work there: it may be highlighted here, with its source.

03Solutions · The seven stars · Perfect Capita

Perfect Niger, star by star.

Perfect Capita is the yearly cost, per person, of lifting everyone above the Living Line in all seven basic living standards, set with Niger in its own prices.

How Perfect Capita works
Niger: the seven stars of the logo, one for each basic standard of living, rising from the cup; Food is the larger centre star. Each star carries the figure for Niger.WATER53.4%SHELTER9.1%ENERGY6%FOOD49.7%EDUCATION9.6HEALTH39LIVELIHOOD39.5%
6%
Energy · furthest from reach6% cook with clean fuels and technology; 21.3% have electricityWorld Bank, 2024

Tap a star for its figure and source.

The price of Perfect Niger

To be set with Niger, from its own figures and in its own prices: Perfect Capita times the people of Niger, each year.

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  • Food49.7%Not food insecure; 50.3% are moderately or severely food insecureFAO, 2024
  • Water53.4%Basic drinking water; safely managed water is not measured (lenient)WHO/UNICEF, 2024
  • Shelter9.1%Safely managed sanitation; 70.4% of city dwellers live in slumsWHO/UNICEF, 2024
  • Energy6%6% cook with clean fuels and technology; 21.3% have electricityWorld Bank, 2024
  • Education9.69.6% of children read a simple text by the end of primary school; 2019, datedWorld Bank, 2019
  • Health39WHO service coverage indexWHO, 2023
  • Livelihood39.5%Above US$3.00 a day; 60.5% live below itWorld Bank, 2021

Perfect Nations estimate, to be confirmed with Niger. Figures marked dated rest on surveys more than five years old; lenient measures are marked as such. The strict measures

Strict measures. Food: share not moderately or severely food insecure (FAO). Water: safely managed drinking water where measured; where it is not, basic water, marked as such. Shelter: the lower of safely managed sanitation and the share outside urban slums. Energy: the lower of electricity per person against 1,000 kWh and clean cooking; where electricity per person is not published, clean cooking. Education: the lower of children reading by the end of primary school and lower-secondary completion. Health: WHO service coverage index. Livelihood: share above the stricter of the national poverty line and the World Bank line for the nation’s income group. Each figure links to its source.

Solutions for Perfect Niger

All Solutions

  • The Solution for NigerEnergy

    Finance clean power and clean cooking at national scale.

    • 01The challenge94% Of Nigeriens still cook without clean fuels. World Bank, 2024
    • 02The dealAt work in Niger: Electricity access, including the Kandadji Dam programme, $1.2bn. Source
    • 03What Perfect Nations advisesNations where energy is furthest from reach should issue a sovereign green bond ring-fenced for clean power and clean cooking. With super intelligence, the switch can be priced for every household still cooking with wood, charcoal or kerosene, and every project the bond finances reported to investors.
    Co-design it inThe ReDesign StudioThe three mandates
Perfect Nations® · Letters to the NationsNiger

Dear Niger,

You send your oil to the sea through a pipeline across a neighbour, and you are connecting hundreds of thousands of citizens to power each year.

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Almost half of you are children, and on the last measure nine in ten could not read by the end of primary school. Let the oil teach and light every one of them.

“Half of you are children. Let every barrel buy a classroom and a light.”

Yours in design,Preeti SinhaPresident and CEO, Perfect Nations

Work with us · The ReDesign Studio

The Perfect Niger ReDesign Studio

One mission, three depths: the same four moves for Niger, taken as far toward market as you choose.

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For the Government of Niger, its development partners and investors. Scope and fees are agreed in writing before any work begins.

  1. 01Identify the assets
  2. 02Estimate Perfect Capita
  3. 03Co-design the capital architecture
  4. 04Launch the instruments

  1. Mandate 013 hours

    The Nation Briefing

    A private session for the people who decide.

    You leave withThe gap, named and sized

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    1. 01The five sovereign assets on this page, walked through.
    2. 02Energy, the standard furthest from reach, and the Gap, explained.
    3. 03The instruments that could close the Gap, shortlisted.
    4. 04The path to market, outlined.
    Request a Nation Briefing

  2. Mandate 023 days

    The Blueprint Lab

    Your team and ours, working the blueprint together.

    You leave withThe structure, drawn

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    1. 01The ledger tested against your ministries’ own data.
    2. 02Each of the seven standards costed in local prices.
    3. 03One financing structure, drawn with your team.
    4. 04A term sheet and the partners to approach.
    Plan a Blueprint Lab

  3. Mandate 03End to end

    The Sovereign Mandate

    Led personally by the President and CEO.

    You leave withA structure ready for market

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    1. 01A full sovereign asset ledger, valued and verified.
    2. 02Perfect Capita set and agreed with government, with a monitoring plan.
    3. 03The full structure: legal form, credit enhancement, guarantees and pricing.
    4. 04Taken to investors and development partners, through to close.
    Discuss a Sovereign Mandate

Co-design it with us

Where Nigeriens and Co-designers design the nation they want to live in.

  • Writings

    Write Perfect Niger into being.

    Up to 1,500 words on your vision of Perfect Niger, published with your name.

    Submit your writing

  • Voices of Perfect Nations Launching soon

    The local leaders already building Perfect Niger.

    Great local leaders: honest, dedicated and committed to basic standards of living for all. Every guest answers one question: “What does Niger already own, and how could it pay for a decent life for every citizen?”

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  • Co-designers

    Join the community.

    Everyone who shares a vision, a voice or an enterprise here becomes a Co-designer of Perfect Niger.

    Become a Co-designer

The Niger ReDesign Studio is open

Design Perfect Niger with us.

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Sources
  1. World Bank, World Development Indicators (API, last updated 8 October 2026), accessed 10 November 2026: population 2025, ages 0 to 14 2025, land area and agricultural and forest land 2024, renewable fresh water per person 2022, natural resource rents 2021, renewable electricity output 2021, electricity access and clean cooking 2024.
  2. The seven standards: FAO food insecurity, WHO/UNICEF JMP water and sanitation, UN-Habitat urban slums, World Bank clean cooking, learning poverty and lower-secondary completion, and poverty headcounts (all via the World Bank); WHO UHC service coverage index, 2023.
  3. IMF, PR 26/270, 29 July 2026; Rio Times, 8 October 2026 staff-level agreement.
  4. World Bank, Niger country page (September 2026). Coface, Niger country risk file (CNPC tariff agreement, May 2026).
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