Is Nigeria becoming the next Venezuela?
By CNBC Africa
14 September 2016 |
1:57 pm
Multiple exchange rates, a reluctance to officially devalue the currency and a forex shortage are a few similarities between Nigeria and Venezuela that have fuelled concerns that Nigeria may be on the path of economic decline.
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