Borrowings: Debt Servicing May Take All Of Nigeria’s Revenue By 2026, IMF Warns - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 1, 2022
The Bretton Wood institution raised concerns over Nigeria’s fiscal conditions, adding that the nation spends 89 per cent of its revenue on debt.
The IMF’s Resident Representative for Nigeria, Ari Aisen, made this known in Abuja while presenting the fund’s latest Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Economic Outlook report.
IMF also warned that with fuel subsidy payments averaging N500 billion monthly, total expenditure on subsidy could hit a record N6 trillion by the end of the year.
The IMF official lamented that as an oil exporter, Nigeria is unable to take advantage of the current global high oil prices to build reserves.
In the midst of the uncertainties, the World Bank Group  urged Nigeria to rethink its fuel subsidy  regime and multiple exchange rates policy.
Speaking on the economic outlook for the continent, the IMF official advised governments across the region to reduce debt vulnerabilities, balance inflation and growth, and manage foreign exchange rate pressures.