Finance Minister Zainab Ahmed speaks about Nigeria’s debt strategy
25 October 2018 |
1:26 pm
Nigeria's Finance Minister Zainab Ahmed says Nigeria's debt profile increased by design as the ERGP was designed to borrow more in the first two years, but lagging government revenues is impacting the ability to service the repayment of debt obligations.
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