Author: International Monetary Fund Publisher: International Monetary Fund ISBN: 1451828993 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 101
Book Description
This Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper for Nigeria highlights the National Economic Empowerment and Development Strategy (NEEDS). NEEDS gives special support to agriculture, industry, small and medium-scale enterprises, and oil and gas. Under the plan, the government will seek long-term capital for investment. Trade policy will be modified to unburden business of the red tape and complex procedures that hinder it from flourishing. NEEDS envisages forging stronger links between educational institutions and industry to stimulate rapid industrial growth and efficient exploitation of resources.
Author: Publisher: ISBN: Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 64
Book Description
NEEDS, the National Economic Empowerment and Development Strategy is Nigeria’s Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP). Major national stakeholders contributed to its drafting and endorsing its agenda. The publication describes the broad strategic thrusts, target, and instruments; and it charts the overall direction, and how to get there. In a way it is a vision of what is feasible within the medium and longer term framework and an action plan for budgeting. Building on earlier efforts, the Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy, NEEDS is more participatory, larger in scope, coordination and content (more focused and reform based). (DÜI-Sbd).
Author: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Publisher: ISBN: 9780979037658 Category : Nigeria Languages : en Pages : 28
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"Following years of economic stagnation, Nigeria embarked on a comprehensive reform program during the second term of the Obasanjo administration. The program was based on the National Economic Empowerment and Development Strategy (NEEDS) and focused on four main areas: improving the macroeconomic environment, pursuing structural reforms, strengthening public expenditure management, and implementing institutional and governance reforms. This paper reviews Nigeria's recent experience with economic reforms and outlines major policy measures that have been implemented. Although there have been notable achievements under the program, significant challenges exist, particularly in translating the benefits of reforms into welfare improvements for citizens, in improving the domestic business environment, and in extending reform policies to states and local governments." The authors argue that the reform program must be considered as 'initial steps on a long journey'; consequently, they have outlined a number of outstanding issues that need to be addressed by future Nigerian administrations.
Author: Timothy Besley Publisher: World Bank Publications ISBN: 0821365169 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 271
Book Description
Economic growth is the most important determinant of poverty reduction. But countries with similar rates of growth can experience different poverty reduction rates.
Author: OECD Publisher: OECD Publishing ISBN: 9264429514 Category : Languages : en Pages : 532
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This edition analyses how trade can contribute to economic diversification and empowerment, with a focus on eliminating extreme poverty, particularly through the effective participation of women and youth. It shows how aid for trade can contribute to that objective by addressing supply-side capacity and trade-related infrastructure constraints, including for micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises notably in rural areas.
Author: Nnaemeka Vincent Emodi Publisher: Springer ISBN: 9811009740 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 277
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In this book, a number of long-term energy scenarios are developed for Nigeria considering the impact of vital factors that may influence energy policies in the country’s future energy system. The energy scenarios were developed through the Long-Range Energy Alternatives Planning System (LEAP) model. The model identified the future energy demand and supply pattern using a least-cost combination of technology options while limiting the emission of greenhouse gases. The book presents four scenarios, and key parameters considered include GDP, households, population, urbanization and the growth rates of energy-intensive sectors. Further, it highlights the findings of the cost-benefit analysis, which reveal the costs of implementing selected policies and strategies in Nigeria, including those focusing on energy efficiency and fuel/technology switching. The book also discusses the application of the LEAP-OSeMOSYS Model in order to identify lowest-cost power plants for electricity generation. Some sustainable strategies that can ensure a low carbon development in Nigeria are also explored on the basis of successful country cases in relation to the Nigerian LEAP model. As such, the book will help policy makers devise energy and sustainable strategies to achieve low carbon development in Nigeria.
Author: International Monetary Fund
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Author: Olasupo Akano
Author: Nigeria. National Planning Commission
Author: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
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Author: Timothy Besley
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Author: OECD
Author: Nnaemeka Vincent Emodi