IMF increases Nigeria’s growth forecasts to 4.2%, warns higher prices will aggravate poverty, food insecurity
TheInternational Monetary Fund(IMF) has raised Nigeria’s economic growth forecast for 2026 to 4.2 per cent, even as it warned that higher prices for essentials will aggravate poverty and food insecurity. The projections are contained in the IMF’s 2026 World Economic Outlook titled “Resilience Under ...
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