Non-oil sectors to boost Nigeria’s growth in 2012

Started by MrVan, Jan 30, 2012, 05:02 AM

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Nigeria's economy is expected to grow around 7 per cent this year and next thanks to solid performance in industries outside of its bedrock oil sector, a Reuters poll showed last Thursday. The forecasts, based on a poll of 11 analysts, paint a strikingly positive outlook for Africa's most populous nation of 140 million people, which has started 2012 on a decidedly shaky footing.

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