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IMF: Nigeria's economy still under strain despite oil bounce
by Daniel J. Graeber
Washington (AFP) March 31, 2017


Without a change in focus, the Nigerian economy will expand less than 1 percent even with a recovery in crude oil prices, the International Monetary Fund said.

The Nigerian economy sank into recession last year, with a contraction of 1.6 percent. With oil production centers in the Niger Delta the target of rebels, production faltered last year and the economy has "hard hit" by the strains of weaker crude oil prices.

According to the Central Bank of Nigeria, the rate of annual inflation is about 18 percent. In its latest assessment, the IMF said that, if Nigeria does nothing on the economic front, growth will be around 0.8 percent this year, which would mostly come from some recovery in crude oil production.

Secondary sources told economists at the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries that member state Nigeria produced 1.6 million barrels of oil per day in February, a gain of 3.7 percent from the previous month. Nigeria is exempt from an OPEC agreement to establish a ceiling on production because of the economic challenges presented by national security and sector-related issues.

OPEC economists noted that Nigeria's non-oil private sector was showing some of its strongest gains in more than a year. Directors at the IMF added that Nigerian economic planners have taken steps to reduce vulnerabilities and enhance resilience.

"However, in light of the persisting internal and external challenges, they emphasized that stronger macroeconomic policies are urgently needed to rebuild confidence and foster an economic recovery," the IMF's latest country report read.

The Central Bank noted that second quarter GDP was better than the previous two quarters and some gains were emerging on the domestic front. Outside of Nigeria, however, the bank said it was concerned by protectionist policies emerging in the wake of the British decision to leave the European Union.

"The protectionist stance of the new U.S. administration could impact negatively on global trade and economic recovery," it added.

Though U.S. oil production is expanding, the world's No. 1 economy is still relying on imports from Canada, Mexico and mostly OPEC members. The four-week moving average for Nigeria crude oil imports was up nearly 10 percent year-on-year.

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PetroChina profit plunges 78% to record low
Shanghai (AFP) March 30, 2017
State-owned Chinese energy giant PetroChina on Thursday announced it slumped to a record-low profit for 2016 as global oil price weakness slashed earnings by 78 percent. Net profit fell to 7.86 billion yuan ($1.1 billion), the Beijing-based company said in a statement to the Hong Kong stock exchange, where it lists shares. Bloomberg News reported that the profit figure was a record-low f ... read more

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