CBN Governor Predicts 4.17% GDP Growth, Inflation Decline in 2025

• Olayemi Cardoso, predicts a 4.17% growth in the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and a decline in inflation in 2025.

• Cardoso attributes the expected decline in inflation to President Bola Tinubu’s reforms.

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, has predicted a 4.17% growth in the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and a decline in inflation in 2025.

Cardoso made this disclosure at a recent conference, according to Reuters.

While Nigeria’s inflation currently stands at 34.80%, Cardoso is optimistic that it is expected to decline as President Bola Tinubu’s reforms start to yield results.

He also noted that foreign exchange reserves have risen gradually, driven by increased oil production.

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“Oil output is forecast to reach 2.3 million barrels per day by mid-year,” Cardoso said.

Cardoso pledged to take Nigeria’s foreign exchange reserves to more than $40 billion after recording a $6 billion FX inflow in 2024.

“With limited opportunities for FX arbitrage, we expect that there will be more appetite for real sector development,” he stated.

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