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NESG Data Shows Power Shortages and Credit Squeeze Slowing Nigeria's October Business Activity

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The Nigeria Economic Summit Group has published data showing that power shortages and a credit squeeze combined to slow business activity in October, providing quantified evidence of the two constraints most frequently cited by Nigerian operators. The figures add empirical weight to the structural challenges facing the country's private sector.

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NESG: Power shortages, credit squeeze slow Nigeria’s business activity in October · nairametrics.com · T2

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Nigeria Power Credit Squeeze Bites
The Nigeria Economic Summit Group has published data showing that power shortages and a credit squeeze combined to slow business activity in October, providing quantified evidence of the two constraints most frequently cited by Nigerian operators. The figures add empirical weight to the structural challenges facing the country's private sector.