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UK-Nigeria Economic Diagnostics study
UK and Nigeria have had a long trade and investment relationship that has not attained its full potential because of a number of constraints, including a challenging business environment, etc. Please read this study to find out more.
Raising Finance For Your Export Business
This training addresses the knowledge and skill gaps in accessing the export market. PDF Bridge through this contributes to the vision to grow Nigeria’s non-oil export to an average of 20% of total export by the year 2030.
REFORM OPTIONS FOR REDUCING THE TIME, COST, AND NUMBER OF PROCEDURES FOR TRADING ACROSS BORDERS IN NIGERIA
The lack of improvement and deterioration in Nigeria’s export trade performance rankings such as measures of time and cost associated with exporting and importing a standardized cargo of goods reinforces the need for Nigeria to undertake urgent and extensive reform to improve its trading across borders performance. This research provides immediate, medium and long term reform options.
Strengthening the structure of Trade Associations in the Non-oil Export sector for better Governance and Leadership.
This is a presentation from the second day of the Trade Associations capacity building titled – Strengthening the structure of Trade Associations in the Non-oil Export sector for better Governance and Leadership. It covers Member Relations & Communication, Advocacy and Stakeholder Management, Fundraising & Financial Management as well as Leadership & Corporate Governance.
Comparative assessment of tariffs/costs at ports along the West Africa coast
This report presents a comparative assessment of the tariffs/costs at ports along the West African coast, providing a series of recommendations designed to increase the efficiency and competitiveness of Nigerian ports.
A Roundtable on the Export Expansion Grant
Export Expansion Grant (EEG) was established under the Export Incentives and Miscellaneous Decrees of 1986 and amended into an Act in 1992 to accomplish the diversification agenda of the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN). Other export support funds created under the same Act are the Export Development Fund (EDF) and Export Adjustment Scheme Fund (EASF). The funds have been repositioned in the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP) of 2017-2020. The EEG is a post-shipment incentive scheme aimed to achieve three key objectives: (i) to enable exporters to expand their businesses more conveniently, (ii) make Nigeria’s non-oil export more competitive, and (iii) facilitate greater and faster foreign market penetration.
PDF II (now PDF Bridge)’s Trade Policy Workstream funded a study on “Analysis and Impact of the Export Expansion Grant on Export Potential, Market Access and Export Competitiveness in Nigeria”. This policy roundtable discussed the findings and recommendations from this study.
Press release for Policy Development Facility Phase II non-oil exporters dialogue
This information leaflet is a press release promoting the third in a series of non-oil exporters’ dialogues held to discuss and influence export and trade policy issues.
CBN forex dialogue report II
This event report summarises the discussions and key messages to emerge from a dialogue held to discuss the impact of a decision by the Central Bank of Nigeria to restrict the sale of foreign currency.
This training addresses the knowledge and skill gaps in understanding documents in the export market. The training is the second in the ‘Export Capacity Building Series’ PDF Bridge through this training contributes to the vision to grow Nigeria’s non-oil export to an average of 20% of total export by the year 2030. If you missed the first training, you can access it here.
Poverty and social impact assessment of flexible exchange rate on segments of the Nigerian population: technical research report
This report describes a study that examined the impact of a downward adjustment of the Naira exchange rate on the welfare of different income groups in Nigeria. It also discusses potential intervention programmes to protect the poor from adverse welfare effects resulting from economic policy shocks.
