World Bank lists 10 reforms FG must implement to save the economy as 5m Nigerians fall into poverty in 2022
- A new report from World Bank shows more Nigerians have fallen into poverty in 2022
- The report put the number of newly poor Nigerians at 5 million in 2022 and called on the government to harness its abundant resources
- The bank has therefore urged the federal government to implement 10 reforms in an effort to save the economy
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The World Bank announced has revealed that Nigeria's growing inflation rate has increased the number of poor Nigerians by 5 million in 2022.
The bank said this in its latest report titled, ‘Nigeria country economic memorandum: charting a new course’, published on its website.
According to the bank, things might become worse unless significant reforms are made to the way the Nigerian economy is managed.
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World bank suggests reforms
In the report, the bank also said Nigeria’s potential and growth has been stagnated over the past decade.
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It noted that the country needs create more jobs to rise to its potential, the Cable reports
World bank said:
"Nigeria has a lot of promise, but during the last 10 years, progress has stalled.
Between 2011 and 2021, the hard-won income increases from the 2000s vanished as a result of a lack of more extensive structural changes, global shocks, incompatible macroeconomic policies, and rising insecurity."
"While there is no magic potion to boost growth, Nigeria may once again become a rising economic star if it quickly puts in place a complete package of daring reforms.
World bank list reforms needed to re-energize the economy
The reforms suggested by World Bank that Nigeria’s government can adopt for faster and more inclusive growth include:
- Adopt a single and market-reflective exchange rate.
- Facilitate trade and boost domestic value added by removing import and foreign exchange restrictions.
- Increase non-oil revenues by raising value-added tax (VAT) and excise rates and strengthening tax administration.
- Eliminate the petrol subsidy by establishing a compact that also protects the poor and vulnerable.
- Increase access to finance by strengthening the institutional.
- Contain inflation by reducing the federal infrastructure for financial intermediation government’s recourse to Central Bank Nigeria (CBN) financing.
- Boost competition by embedding it into policy, enhancing enforcement, and simplifying rules to lower costs.
- Boost power generation by investing in infrastructure to reduce technical and commercial losses.
- Reduce insecurity by strengthening the rule of law and facilitate transport connectivity by reducing interstate transportation costs.
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