The report of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) yesterday that the economy recorded 2.4 per cent growth in the fourth quarter of 2018 drew criticism from economic experts.
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International Monetary Fund
CBN leaves rates unchanged as IMF downgrades growth
Don’t float $2.8bn Eurobond, Ezekwesili tells FG
A former Vice-President (Africa) of World Bank, Mrs Oby Ezekwesili, has advised the Federal Government to suspend its plan to raise 2.8 billion dollars in Eurobond to fund the 2018 budget. Ezekwesili, who was a former Minister of Education, gave the advice while speaking to newsmen in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports […] …
Emefiele: It is either build reserves or save the naira — we’re choosing the naira
Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, says the Buhari-led administration chose to save the naira instead of building reserves. Emefiele, who made this known to journalists on The post Emefiele: It is either build reserves or save the naira — we’re choosing the naira appeared first on TheCable.
Finance ministry seeks IMF’s help to go after oil companies for tax
Nigeria, 7 African countries in debt distress –IMF
Amechi Ogbonna The International Monetary Fund ( IMF) Thursday, listed Nigeria among eight African countries on its debt distressed category following the failure of their fiscal consolidation to positively impact the citizens. Abebe Aemro Selassie, Director of the IMF’s African Department, who gave the hint at a briefing he jointly held with Nigeria’s Budget and Planning […]
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IMF recommends ways of boosting Nigeria’s revenue
Nigeria among bottom seven in World Bank’s first ever Human Capital Index
Nigeria’s debt service obligations too high, unsustainable –IMF
Amechi Ogbonna, Bali, Indonesia The International Monetary Fund (IMF) had warned that Nigeria’s current sovereign debt servicing obligation was becoming unsustainable compared to its revenue generating capacity. According to the organisation, the situation may impair infrastructure and social project financing over a short to medium term. At a press briefing on the release of October […]
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IMF warns of another melt down, as global debt rises to $164trn
At the backdrop of increasing impressive performance of the global economy, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, IMF, Mrs Christine Lagarde, has warned of some dangers in the horizon, as world debt rises to $164 trillion.
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