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Enhancing Oil Sector Governance In Nigeria Through Transparency Reforms

The
paper highlights the importance of oil sector transparency in order to support governments push towards structural
reforms and inclusive growth.

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Author:Vanessa Ushie

Publication Date:December, 2011

Document Size:23pages


Why Oil Sector Transparency?

  • Corruption negatively affects growth. Overriding logic of unproductive rent-seeking in Nigerias political economy
  • Transparency reforms needed to shore up the credibility of the oil sector, and enhance productivity and efficiency
  • Greater oil sector transparency will support the governments push towards structural reforms and inclusive growth




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Nigeria Economic Update (Issue 8)

Recent data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) show that total capital importation in 2015 fell steeply by 53.5 per cent from $20,750.76 million in 2014 to $9,643.01 million in 20152. This decline was largely driven by a substantial drop in portfolio investment (the largest component of Capital Inflows), which fell by 59.74 percent. The exclusion of Nigeria from the JP Morgan EM Bond index, the slump in crude oil prices, the decision of the US Federal Reserve to raise interest rates and the capital control measures imposed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) are the notable drivers of the reduced inflow of capital. Going forward, improving the business environment, especially easing foreign exchange controls, would determine the extent to which the economy can attract increased capital inflows.