Nigeria is a substantially risky economy\u2014Moody\u2019s<\/strong><\/p>\nNigeria\u2019s lack of fiscal responsibility has caught up with it again. Moody\u2019s, a credit rating recently downgraded Nigeria\u2019s credit ratings to Caa1 from B3 owing to expectations of a further strain on our fiscal revenue and a worsening debt profile. In 2022, Nigeria earned \u20a66.5 trillion of which 98% went to debt servicing. In addition, the country\u2019s debt burden has risen by 153% to \u20a644 trillion in the last seven years.<\/p>\n
The downgrade confirms Nigeria\u2019s junk status making its credit more expensive. With the country still battling fiscal challenges amid sub-optimal oil output and fuel subsidy payments, it would be more difficult to rebound from this sticky situation.<\/p>\n
This lower credit rating would discourage foreign investors, leading to the continued decline in investment inflows. As of Q3\u201918, foreign portfolio investments are down 37.74% to $1.72bn, while foreign direct investments are valued at $530.63mn contributing less than 1% to GDP.\u00a0 Unfortunately, Nigeria is at cross roads as it needs as much investment it can get. More capital inflows could plug the country\u2019s widening infrastructure deficit that the World Bank estimates will take 300 years to plug.<\/p>\n
In this edition of the Unity Bank Digest, we provide you with insightful economic stories and entertaining lifestyle pieces to begin the new month.<\/p>\n
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