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Nigeria’s debt still below average, IMF warns

November 28, 2019
in Economy

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that though Nigeria’s debt to gross domestic product ratio has increased to 28%, it remains lower than the average ratio recorded in sub-Saharan Africa.

Nigeria’s debt still below average, IMF warns
Amine Mati

But Nairametrics’ fact check revealed that the nation’s debt to GDP (nominal) ratio stands at 19.09%, as at December 2018.

The global lender tasked the Federal Government to increase its drive to create more jobs and revamp its fiscal consolidation.
Details: In an interview with Punch, Senior Resident Representative and Mission Chief for Nigeria, IMF, Amine Mati, explained that the nation’s debt had increased but the level was way below the average for the region.
He said, “Even if we include the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) overdraft and others, we are talking about debt to GDP ratio that does not go beyond 27 to 28% to GDP and that is including AMCON overdrafts and others.”

Why it matters: On policies to curb debt, he said, “For resource-intensive countries and the non-resource intensive countries, one thing that is common is that when there is trade shock, they have to react. So, you lose revenues, debt goes up.
Meanwhile, Nairametrics had reported that at the joint annual spring meetings with the World Bank in Washington DC, the IMF expressed worry over Nigeria’s ability to repay its foreign debt, which was put at N24.387 trillion.

In October, the IMF, at another forum called for an effective debt management strategy that would ensure that the amount borrowed posed limited risk and the funds deployed for developmental purposes.


Tags: Amine MatiCentral Bank of NigeriaInternational Monetary Fund

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