Nigeria\u2019s economy which grew by 0.8 per cent in 2017 will end this year, with a 2.1 per cent growth, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has predicted.<\/p>\n
It, however, projected a slow down to 1.9 per cent growth next year, in its latest World Economic Outlook (WEO) Report launched in Washington DC, United States where the annual World Bank\/IMF Spring Meetings are ongoing.<\/p>\n
The IMF advised oil-dependent economies, including Nigeria\u2019s to intensify economic diversification as the global body foresees the crash of crude oil prices in the near future.<\/p>\n
\u201cSome low-income countries like Mozambique and Nigeria have experienced financial stress or deteriorating loan quality in recent years as growth has moderated and corporate balance sheets have weakened.<\/p>\n
\u201cFurther deterioration in loan quality would impair credit intermediation and ability of the banking sector to support growth, which would raise the risk of cost recapitalisation and severely burden the already strained public finances,\u2019\u2019 the IMF said.<\/p>\n
The IMF Director of Research, Mr Maurice Obstfeld at a news conference yesterday said that global economy would grow by 3.9 per cent in 2018.<\/p>\n
Obstfeld said the forecast was borne out of the continued strong performance in the Euro area, Japan, China and the United States.<\/p>\n
\u201cDespite the good near-term news, longer-term prospects are more sobering. Advanced economies are far facing aging population, falling rates of labour force and low productivity growth.<\/p>\n
\u201cEmerging and developing economies present a diverse picture.\u00a0 Many of these countries need to diversify their economies to boost future growth and resilience,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe prospect of trade restrictions and counter-restrictions threatens to undermine confidence and derail global growth prematurely.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhile some governments are pursuing substantial economic reforms, trade disputes risk diverting others from the constructive steps they would need to take now to improve and secure growth prospects,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n
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