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Businesses to struggle for survival in 2021 – LCCI boss

Ehime Alex by Ehime Alex
December 28, 2020
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Business expectation in Nigeria in 2021, particularly for the micro, small and medium enterprises, may not be bright, says Director General of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dr. Muda Yusuf.

He stated this in LCCI’s ‘Economic and Business Review for 2020 and Outlook for 2021,’ attributing the outcome to a lack of quick fixes for structural issues and the desired regulatory and institutional reforms.

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He explained, “Without bold policy pronouncements in this regard, constraints to the ease of doing business including forex shortage, escalating production costs, high regulatory costs, infrastructure inadequacies and delayed cargo clearance will persist into the year 2021.

“These constraints will be more profound on businesses in the real economy and we believe the sluggish pace of recovery will continue to subdue consumer demand, albeit the impact on earnings performance will be disproportionate across sectors.”

While most MSMEs will struggle to survive in the coming year amid unfavourable economic conditions, Yusuf, however, noted, “We expect most large corporations to demonstrate resilience in the coming year.

“We expect the economy to return to the path of positive growth in the second quarter of 2021.

“This will expectedly impact on the macroeconomic environment which may ease some of the critical economic conditions currently impeding economic growth.”

Meanwhile, the LCCI’s boss disclosed that MSMEs in Lagos lost about N2.7bn in 2020 due to the lockdowns occasioned by the coronavirus pandemic and #EndSARS protests.

According to him, the sharp naira exchange rate depreciation coupled with sustained acceleration in domestic prices escalated both costs of production and operation for investors in the economy.

“The business community witnessed two major disruptions in 2020 – COVID-19 pandemic and EndSARS protest nationwide. Our findings showed that MSMEs with an active presence in Lagos lost at least N2.7bn in revenue to the lockdown.

“The fiscal and monetary authorities as well as the coalition of private sector players provided several relief measures to cushion the impacts of the pandemic on the business community.

“Business activities rebounded modestly in Q3 of 2020 following the relaxation of various lockdown measures.

“However, the major challenges faced by the business community in the outgoing year include liquidity crisis in the foreign exchange market, sharp exchange rate depreciation, high energy, and production cost.”

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