{"id":196914,"date":"2022-06-17T14:24:39","date_gmt":"2022-06-17T13:24:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=196914"},"modified":"2022-06-17T14:24:39","modified_gmt":"2022-06-17T13:24:39","slug":"nigerias-economy-gaining-strength-says-imf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/06\/17\/nigerias-economy-gaining-strength-says-imf\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria&#8217;s economy gaining strength, says IMF"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has stated that inflation will remain high despite the ongoing economic recovery in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>This was contained in a statement issued by the<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> Washington-based institution after completing a series of meetings between its team led by Jesmin Rahman, mission chief for Nigeria at IMF, and Nigerian authorities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The meeting was held on June 6 and 10, 2022, and discussions centred on recent economic and financial developments and the economic outlook for the country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/05\/31\/imf-debt-servicing-may-gulp-100-of-fgs-revenue-by-2026\/\">IMF<\/a> described Nigeria\u2019s economic outlook as \u201cchallenging\u201d with high food prices raising food security concerns.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cRegarding the economic outlook, GDP growth is projected at 3.4 percent (y\/y) in 2022 while inflation is expected to remain elevated,\u201d the statement reads.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cThe fiscal deficit of the consolidated government is expected to remain high at 6.1 percent of GDP due in great measure to costly petrol subsidies and limited tax revenue collections.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Nigeria\u2019s inflation reached 17.7 percent in May, led by a <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">renewed surge in food prices exacerbated by the war in Ukraine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Recently, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) raised the benchmark interest rate to<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a013 percent to contain inflationary pressures.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cEconomic recovery continues to gain strength on the back of services and agriculture with GDP growth reaching 3.6 percent (y\/y) in Q1 2022,\u201d the statement adds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cRegarding the external sector, the current account deficit narrowed significantly in 2021, helped by import compression and higher net oil balance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cHowever, the improving trade balance, which has continued so far in 2022, is having a limited impact on Foreign Exchange (FX) strains with the exchange rate premiums in the parallel market staying in the 35-40 percent range since October 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It listed downside risks in the near term to include further deterioration of security conditions, elections, low vaccination against COVID-19 and higher global interest rates.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">On the upside, the IMF said steady private sector recovery and further broadening of growth, the start of operations at the Dangote Refinery and decisive steps to mobilise revenues, in line with the strategic revenue growth initiative (SRGI), could spur inclusive growth and development.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has stated that inflation will remain high despite the ongoing economic recovery in Nigeria. 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