- Federal government to raise VAT to 15% by 2027 to fund fiscal deficit and debt service obligations
- Economist Intelligence Unit predicts deficit could widen to five percent of GDP in 2024
- Naira expected to weaken to N2,381 to the dollar
- Foreign borrowing forecasted to rebuild foreign reserves
- EIU predicts a 100 basis points hike in Monetary Policy Rate to 23.75% in 2024
- Naira’s outlook for 2025 relatively stable, may close at N1,817 to the dollar
- Lax monetary-fiscal policy mix may undermine longer-term value of the naira
Source: economicconfidential.com
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