London — The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi yesterday in London expressed optimism about the country's macroeconomic prospects, saying that Nigeria is expected to achieve a growth rate of 5 per cent this year buoyed by non-oil growth in the agriculture sector, improved oil prices and production following the amnesty programme in the Niger Delta, the steady decline of headline inflation and the nation's robust foreign reserves.
Fielding questions from the international financial community at a forum organised by the CBN, Sanusi said with the efforts being put in by the federal government to improve infrastructure, particularly in the power sector, Nigeria has the potential to attain double digit growth by 2010 and 2011.
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