Madar (Nouakchott) - The finance committee of Mauritania's National Assembly met on Thursday morning, 12 November 2026, chaired by MP Zeini Ould Ahmed El Hadi, to examine the initial finance bill for 2027, according to the Mauritanian News Agency (AMI).
During the meeting, the Minister of Economic Affairs and Development, Mohamedou Ahmedou M'Haimid, acting as finance minister, presented the bill's main provisions, objectives and underlying principles, according to the same source.
The bill projects total revenue for 2027 at about 152.11 billion new ouguiyas. According to the economic and financial report annexed to the bill, this is 9% more than the 2026 amended finance law (139.52 billion), against expenditure and net lending of 145.91 billion, giving an overall surplus of 6.20 billion ouguiyas.
At its meeting on 5 November, the National Assembly's conference of presidents referred the 2027 finance bill to the finance committee for in-depth review and scheduled a plenary session to debate and vote on it on Monday, 28 December 2026.
