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  "id": 14136883,
  "title": "JUST IN: IMF increases Nigeria’s growth forecasts to 4.2%, warns higher prices will aggravate poverty, food insecurity",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/just-in-imf-increases-nigerias-growth-forecasts-to-4-2-warns-higher",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-13T06:39:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Premium Times",
    "slug": "premium-times",
    "url": "https://www.premiumtimesng.com/business/business-news/916597-just-in-imf-increases-nigerias-growth-forecasts-to-4-2-warns-higher-prices-will-aggravate-poverty-food-insecurity.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The International Monetary Fund has increased its growth forecasts for Nigeria to 4.2%. According to Premium Times, the IMF noted that Nigeria is supported by favorable terms-of-trade effects and improved macroeconomic stability.\n\nHowever, the IMF warned in its Tuesday report that higher prices for essential goods are expected to further aggravate food insecurity and poverty.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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