Nigerians and investors have been reassured by President Bola Tinubu that efforts are underway to increase the nation’s foreign exchange liquidity.
This came as Wale Edun, the Coordinating Minister of the Economy and Minister of Finance, stated that the nation anticipated receiving $10 billion in inflows in the near future, which would aid in clearing the foreign exchange shortage and stabilizing the value of the naira.
During his speech on Monday at the 29th Nigerian Economic Summit in Abuja, Tinubu acknowledged the difficulties the business sector was facing in the financial markets and gave them assurances about more foreign exchange liquidity to help rebuild investor confidence.
He also underlined the commitment of his government to bolstering governance through the development of a public and civil service culture and structure that is performance- and result-oriented.
In order to create a future filled with new optimism, Tinubu invited the private sector to contribute their ideas, leadership, resources, and combined will. He also called on them to support his vision for a stronger Nigeria.
He highlighted the value of cooperation between the public and private sectors, pointing to how public-private partnerships had transformed Lagos State.
The President invited the corporate sector to partner with him in this quest, stating that he was prepared to fulfill his commitments to the people of Nigeria.
“All foreign exchange future contracts will be honored by this government,” the president declared after clearing the FX backlog that had undermined investor confidence.
We have a clear path to the foreign exchange required to turn this economy around, I can assure you. And we’ll obtain it,” he continued.
In his speech, Mr. Niyi Yusuf, the chairman of the National Economic Summit Group, stated that if a period of low growth and low investment continues, there may be more dangers of stagnation and misery because there are over 133 million multidimensionally poor Nigerians.
Yusuf clarified that in order to stop all types of organized and syndicated crime centered around crude oil and solid minerals, as well as a made-in-Nigeria agenda, the country needs a macroeconomic stabilization program backed by an aggressively scaled national security effort.
A national plan for job development that promotes the creation of a large number of high-quality jobs is also necessary, along with immediate investment.
According to Mr. Wale Edun, Minister of Finance and Economic Coordination, some $10 billion in foreign exchange inflows are anticipated in the coming weeks rather than months.
During a panel discussion at the present Nigeria Economic Summit, Edun made this claim.
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