The Nigerian naira has been one of the strongest performing EM currencies since the start of the year, helped by an improved balance of payments position. But the naira’s rally is starting to hurt Nigeria’s external competitiveness and, taken together with the prospect of lower oil prices, we think the currency will depreciate modestly over the remainder of the year.
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