IMF raises Nigeria’s growth forecast to 4.2% but warns of poverty
The institution slightly improves its forecast for 2026, while estimating that rising food and energy prices risk worsening poverty and food insecurity.
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The institution slightly improves its forecast for 2026, while estimating that rising food and energy prices risk worsening poverty and food insecurity.
The institution holds its forecast at 3.4% for 2027, but warns of a very uneven recovery, still-high prices and shrinking fiscal room.