Niger's National Council for the Safeguarding of the Fatherland (Conseil National pour la Sauvegarde de la Patrie - CNSP) issued an order on 14 October establishing a special tax regime for the import, production, and marketing of CEM II 32.5 grey cement. The regime provides a total exemption from the tax on financial activities (TAFI) on accrued interest not yet due on loans. Cement companies are also exempted from VAT on all sources of energy intended for the operation of production facilities as well as from the real estate tax for legal entities (TIPM) and from the professional tax (TP)....