{"id":343913,"date":"2024-10-31T13:24:17","date_gmt":"2024-10-31T12:24:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=343913"},"modified":"2024-10-31T13:24:17","modified_gmt":"2024-10-31T12:24:17","slug":"imf-backs-advice-to-nigerian-government-on-subsidy-removal-naira-float","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/10\/31\/imf-backs-advice-to-nigerian-government-on-subsidy-removal-naira-float\/","title":{"rendered":"IMF Backs Advice to Nigerian Government on Subsidy Removal, Naira Float"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"marker:text-textOff list-disc pl-8\">\n<li><strong>The IMF advised Nigeria to remove petrol subsidies and float the naira exchange rate, emphasizing that these reforms are domestic choices made by President Tinubu<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>IMF\u2019s Abebe Selassie clarified that while the organization recommends reforms, they are part of a broader policy package for economic stability<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reaffirmed its stance on advising Nigeria to remove its petrol subsidy and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/06\/14\/forex-traders-jittery-over-free-float-reports\/\">float<\/a> the naira exchange rate.<\/p>\n<p>This statement comes amid criticisms that the IMF and World Bank influenced President Bola Tinubu&#8217;s economic policies, which included these significant measures now driving inflationary pressures.<\/p>\n<p>However, Abebe Selassie, the IMF\u2019s African Region Director, clarified that President Tinubu&#8217;s decision to remove fuel subsidies was a domestic choice, not a mandate from the IMF.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at a briefing during the IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings in Washington, DC, Selassie emphasized, \u201cThis was a decision by President Tinubu. 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