17.09.2013 - Real sector on the upbeat as reform pace accelerates
The Nigerian economy, hobbled for years by state inefficiency, is beginning to connect with the real sector as the pace of reforms in diverse areas accelerates. Reforms in agriculture, banking and power and the establishment of a sovereign wealth fund (SWF) are beginning to impact the real economy. Nigeria’s Sovereign Wealth Fund, with seed capital of $1 billion, has also begun to impact the real economy with plans to invest in infrastructure. The board of the SWF has decided on the first infrastructure investment, according to Finance Minister Ngozi-Okonjo Iweala...............................................Full Article: Source
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