As Nigeria is currently witnessing an economic and fiscal crisis, the need for evidence-based and timely research to guide policymakers in making informed decisions have become ever more useful. CSEA, as a leading think tank in Africa, with proximity to policymakers in the capital city of Abuja, is increasingly repositioning itself to track and analyse key developments in the Nigerian economy, and provide actionable recommendations. Thus the centre has strengthened its organizational structure, research capacity and quality, as well as its dissemination strategy to ensure that policy-relevant research is continuously channeled into the policy space
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Nigeria Economic Update (Issue 49)
Nigerias
Petroleum Products Imports statistics show a gradual reduction in the volume
and value of petroleum imports (PMS, AGO, HHK) between May and September 2016. Specifically,
volume of imports declined by 34.1 percent for PMS, 37.6 percent for AGO, and
60.3 percent for HHK in the period.The significant decline in
imports in the reporting periods may be as a result of persistent forex
scarcity issues faced by importers. On account of stagnation in
domestic production of refined petroleum products, continuous
decline in oil imports may create a demand gap with upward pressure on gasoline
prices in the economy.
Nigeria Economic Update (Issue 42)
The
NSE market indices recorded a bear market rally for the third consecutive week
in September. Specifically, All-share index and Market Capitalization increased
marginally by 0.31 percent to close at 28,335.40 points and N9.73 trillion
respectively on September 30, 2016. Major drivers of the rally include;
increased trade-volume of financial, agricultural and consumer-goods
securities. The continued rise in market indices may be connected to a
sustained investor confidence in the agricultural and financial sectors on the
account of the ongoing activities of the government and the CBN to stabilize
the sectors.
Multidimensional Impact Evaluation:
Ending (extreme) poverty in all of its forms everywhere around the world continues to dominate the International Development Agenda (UN 2015).
However, while poverty is declining in much of the developing world, data from the World Development Report (WDR) Conflict, Security, and Development reveal that fragile and conflict-affected states are lagging behind. The report points out that 'Poverty rates are 20 percentage points higher in countries affected by repeated cycles of violence over the last three decades. Indeed, with the worlds extreme poor over represented in fragile and conflict-affected ,some authors argue that violent conflict is development in reverse
Achieving Inclusive Growth Through Pro-poor Spending
The
paper examines if the nature of the economic growth in Nigeria is inclusive
(Pro-poor) or exclusive (pro-rich) and recommends ways to achieve inclusive
growth with emphasis on Pro-poor spending.