Nigeria’s economic growth picked up to 2.5% y/y in Q2 as the damaging effects of a botched demonetisation process continued to fade, but this was partly offset by a larger drag from the oil sector. This pick-up is likely to be reversed over the coming quarter as the devaluation of the naira and fuel subsidy cuts push up inflation and weigh on activity.
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