Nigeria Poverty Assessment 2022
AT LEAST THREE TYPES OF DEEP REFORMS ARE NEEDED TO FOSTER
AND SUSTAIN PRO-POOR GROWTH FOR POVERTY REDUCTION
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1. Macroeconomic reforms – including to fiscal, trade, and exchange rate policy - could help diversify the economy,
invigorate structural transformation, and hence create good, productive jobs especially wage jobs that offer the best
pathways out of poverty
2. Policies to boost the productivity of farm and non-farm household enterprises - including access to inputs, credit,
and markets - will be crucial, as structural transformation will not happen overnight
3. The bedrock of infrastructure needs to be strengthened: access to electricity, water, and sanitation is strongly
linked to monetary poverty, while information and communication technologies could boost access to jobs and
markets and support the roll-out of key government policies, including social protection
NIGERIA
THE WORLD BANK
IBRD ⚫IDA | WORLD BANK GROUP
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