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Analysts Foresee Faster Economic Recovery as Oil Price Hits $60

•Advises FG to raise VAT to 10% by 2022 By Obinna Chima, Nume Ekeghe in Lagos, Emmanuel Addeh and James Emejo in Abuja Analysts yesterday forecasted a faster economic recovery for Nigeria as crude oil prices, at $60 per barrel, hit a new high since February 2020. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has also stressed the need for the federal government to intensify revenue mobilisation in order to reduce fiscal sustainability risks. The analysts, however, urged the federal government to be prudent in the utilisation of the extra revenue that may accrue to its purse. They also cautioned that while the price appreciation could help in meeting and surpassing the $40 per barrel benchmark in the 2021 budget, thereby helping to fund the fiscal deficit, higher fuel price may increase inflation rate which is already at 15.75 per cent as at December.

Oil falls amid coronavirus-induced demand worries, stronger dollar

Oil falls amid coronavirus-induced demand worries, stronger dollar January 28, 2021 Oil fell on Thursday on fresh fuel demand worries because of travel curbs to prevent new coronavirus outbreaks and delays with vaccines and a stronger dollar weighed on prices. The United States West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures fell 36 cents, or 0.7 per cent, to $52.49 a barrel at 0738 GMT, erasing Wednesday’s gain. Brent crude futures fell 46 cents, or 0.8 per cent, to $55.35 a barrel, after losing 10 cents on Wednesday. The dollar index, which measures the currency against other major currencies, rose to 90.753 from a January low of 89.206. Buyers, using other currencies must pay more for dollar-denominated oil when the currency rises.

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