The Interview - Zainab Ahmed: Can Nigeria avert financial meltdown?

Zainab Ahmed: Can Nigeria avert financial meltdown?

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Africa is going through its first recession in more than a quarter of a century because of the global downturn caused by the Covid pandemic. The economic crisis is being keenly felt in Nigeria, the continent’s most populous country. Its 200 million people are struggling with long-standing challenges, which have been exacerbated by the pandemic and deteriorating security. Zeinab Badawi speaks to Nigeria’s finance minister, Zainab Ahmed. What is her plan to avert financial meltdown as well as help deliver stability?


Published on Friday, 25th June 2021.

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