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Nigeria’s external reserves diminished by a total of $753 million to close at $27.123 billion as at April 28th, compared with the $27.859 billion it was as at April 1.
The current position of the reserves, which are derived mainly from the proceeds of crude oil earnings represented a decline by $1.855 billion or 6.4 per cent, as against the $28.978 billion it stood at the beginning of this year, according figures gathered from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
Crude oil prices recorded nearly 20 per cent climb in April to about $46 per barrel.
OPEC crude-oil production surged by 484,000 barrels to 33.217 million a day in April, according to a Bloomberg survey.
Analysts at FBN Quest noted the peak in crude oil price from its recent floor in January, saying the budget assumption of $38 per barrel has started to look conservative. They predicted an end-2016 spot price for Bonny Light of $55 per barrel.
The success of the President Muhammadu Buhari agenda and 2016 budget rests largely upon whether its expansionary fiscal stance will deliver the capital spending and the jobs to make its contribution to a revival in the economy. This, in turn, requires that it comes close to hitting its ambitious targets for non-oil revenue generation.
The current position of the reserves, which are derived mainly from the proceeds of crude oil earnings represented a decline by $1.855 billion or 6.4 per cent, as against the $28.978 billion it stood at the beginning of this year, according figures gathered from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
Crude oil prices recorded nearly 20 per cent climb in April to about $46 per barrel.
OPEC crude-oil production surged by 484,000 barrels to 33.217 million a day in April, according to a Bloomberg survey.
Analysts at FBN Quest noted the peak in crude oil price from its recent floor in January, saying the budget assumption of $38 per barrel has started to look conservative. They predicted an end-2016 spot price for Bonny Light of $55 per barrel.
The success of the President Muhammadu Buhari agenda and 2016 budget rests largely upon whether its expansionary fiscal stance will deliver the capital spending and the jobs to make its contribution to a revival in the economy. This, in turn, requires that it comes close to hitting its ambitious targets for non-oil revenue generation.
