DOWNLOAD PDF<\/a><\/div> [\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Dear Subscriber,<\/p>\nThere has been increased emphasis on government investment in transport infrastructure and a flurry of bi-lateral deals with China and other donor nations. In 2018, a total of $8.2bn has been committed to railway transactions.<\/p>\n
In spite of these commitments, the infrastructure gap is huge and remains a constraint to labor productivity which is still negative (-0.5%).<\/p>\n
Road transportation remains the live wire of the economy and disruptions are playing negatively into the price stability objective of the government. \u00a0Therefore a Marshall plan to invest aggressively on road maintenance and expansion from the food basket to the urban consumption centers, is now more than ever an urgent necessity.<\/p>\n
As a result of current efforts on infrastructure, Nigeria jumped 10 places in the World Economic Forum\u2019s Global Competitiveness Index, driven by infrastructure, ICT adoption and business dynamism.<\/p>\n
In this edition of the FDC Monthly publication, the FDC Think-Tank analyzes these issues and their implications on businesses and the economy at large.<\/p>\n
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