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Nigeria’s looming recession – what’s the ideal policy response?

By CNBC
03 September 2020   |   1:56 pm
Africa's largest economy Nigeria is expected to fall into a recession by the third quarter according to the budget office. More recent statistics from the National Bureau of Statistics also show a 78.6 per cent slump in total capital imported in the second quarter. Reopening Nigeria's economy is vital for any recovery effort. Tilewa Adebajo, CEO of CFG Advisory joins CNBC Africa’s Christy Cole to discuss the ideal path to recovery.

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