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Poverty and social impact assessment of flexible exchange rate on segments of the Nigerian population: technical research report

This report describes a study that examined the impact of a downward adjustment of the Naira exchange rate on the welfare of different income groups in Nigeria. It also discusses potential intervention programmes to protect the poor from adverse welfare effects resulting from economic policy shocks.

Twenty-five year ports development masterplan: final report

This report presents the outcomes of a study that aimed to identify the main causes of port congestion, provide solutions and recommendations, and produce an action plan to reduce congestion and improve the performance of Lagos Ports.

Nigerian Ports Authority concessions and Joint Venture Agreements: final report

This report focuses on the challenges affecting the operation of Nigerian ports since the post-concession era/programme of 2006, and strategically reviews how well concessions have improved the performance of the ports system.

Nigerian Ports Authority: national Single Window final report

This report considers the Nigerian Ports Authority’s plans to introduce an interim system before the full rollout of a national Single Window trade facilitation system.

Identifying and spurring high-growth entrepreneurship: experimental evidence from a business plan competition

This report evaluates the impact of the YouWin! business plan competition, finding that it had large positive effects on the winning firms.

Report on YouWiN! Long-term follow-up survey

This report describes a 2016 survey of individuals who were successful in the first round of the YouWiN! business plan competition in 2011. The survey shows that YouWiN! continues to have significant impacts five years after application and three years after all funding was received.

Catalysing growth in Nigeria through regional innovation

This report assesses the current innovation ecosystem across Nigeria and recommends design principles for innovation hubs to be developed regionally in the short and medium term.

Recommendation on MSME reclassification report

This report describes a market analysis, commissioned by Policy Development Facility Phase II, to investigate the current categorisation of enterprises within the micro, small and medium-scale enterprises sector and how such categorisation affects their competitiveness in government procurement and intervention programmes.

The investment potential of Nigeria’s middle class (summary)

This report summarises the findings of a study commissioned by Policy Development Facility Phase II to establish the approximate size of the middle class in Nigeria and the scale of funds it has available for retail investment, which could be mobilised to finance micro, small and medium-scale enterprises.