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The government plans to increase government spending to 58.1 billion cedis (12.5 billion dollars), up 13.7% from 2016, while reducing the fiscal deficit to 6.5% of GDP from 8.7…
Editorial industry outlook.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB199052
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Currency developments have proved surprisingly positive since the introduction of NAFEX in April, with a strong resurgence in foreign equity investments and increased central bank…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB223635
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The NGN16.4tn (USD40bn) package is a new record for a federal budget in Nigeria and tracks with the threefold increase in nominal expenditure seen since the beginning of the…
Both the WHO and African Union (AU) have called for a moratorium on booster shot programmes to allow more supply to flow to regions such as Africa, where vaccination numbers…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB264027
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Outlook for Nigeria's 2016 state budget.
The government’s SME plans are part of the 2018 national budget, which President Joko Widodo presented to the legislature on August 16.
This gives priority to selected local manufacturers who will now have easier access to forex at official rates. This forms part of a broader CBN programme aimed at supporting…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB268192
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The budget is built on unduly optimistic assumptions. Meanwhile, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is seeking loans to help clear foreign exchange (forex) backlogs while…
Foreign efforts to sway voters are difficult to prevent, and many swing states are the most vulnerable to hacking. The record number of postal votes creates further potential…