Nigeria Courts U.S. Investors With Reform Pledge At Washington Roundtable
By Patience Ikpeme
Nigeria moved to reassure foreign investors of its commitment to macroeconomic stability and market-oriented reforms as Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Mr. Olayemi Cardoso, engaged senior U.S. business leaders and institutional investors at the U.S.–Nigeria Executive Business Roundtable in Washington, D.C.
Against a backdrop of heightened global economic uncertainty, Cardoso stressed Nigeria’s focus on rules-based economic management, transparent markets and predictable policy frameworks designed to support long-term investment and private-sector-led growth.
He noted recent reforms in the foreign-exchange market, the adoption of orthodox monetary policy, ongoing banking-sector reforms and payments-system modernisation as core planks of the administration’s economic strategy.
According to him, these measures are aimed at stabilising the macroeconomic environment, improving capital flows and strengthening investor confidence in Africa’s largest economy.
The roundtable, convened by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s U.S.-Africa Business Center, centred on macroeconomic stabilisation, regulatory clarity and opportunities to scale bankable projects across priority sectors of the Nigerian economy.
Commenting on investor sentiment, Ms. Kendra Gaither, President of the U.S.-Africa Business Center, said market participants are increasingly focused on credibility and policy consistency.
“What investors are responding to today is clarity, clear rules, credible reforms, and a seriousness of purpose. Nigeria’s message is increasingly one of discipline and opportunity, and that matters in a global economy seeking actively for stability and predictability,” she said.
The engagement is expected to support efforts to deepen U.S.–Nigeria commercial ties and mobilise private capital into Nigerian infrastructure, industry and services as reforms gain traction.
