The expansion of Nigeria’s domestic refining capacity has helped to boost the current account surplus and allowed the central bank to rebuild its foreign exchange reserves. But the sharp weakening of the naira after President Tinubu came to power hasn’t translated into a broader development of the industrial base, suggesting that further reforms are needed to lift growth on a more sustained basis.
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