By Dele Ogbodo
Nigeria’s Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun is spearheading the country’s delegation to the 2025 IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, D.C., where he will drive discussions on economic reform, international partnership, and financial sustainability.
The reform which is the agenda of the Minister at the meeting, development experts say will lift millions of Nigerians out of poverty.
The Minister’s schedule for the week underscores Nigeria’s strategic push for economic reform, international partnership, and financial sustainability.
Among his key engagements are bilateral meetings with senior officials from the IMF, World Bank, and International Finance Corporation (IFC), as well as participation in roundtables focused on climate finance, energy transition, and debt restructuring.
Following the significant progress made in stabilising Nigeria’s economy over the past year, the government is now targeting rapid, inclusive growth with a clear emphasis on job creation.
Edun, is using the global platform to advocate for Nigeria’s renewed economic agenda — centred on fiscal consolidation, expanding social protection, and unlocking private sector investment across key sectors.
In his capacity as Coordinating Minister of the Economy, the Minister continues to champion reforms that will deliver long-term economic resilience aimed at lifting millions of Nigerians out of poverty, while also ensuring that development is both equitable and sustainable.
The Nigerian delegation includes senior officials from the Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning; the Central Bank of Nigeria; and Nigeria’s multilateral finance agencies.
The spring meetings provide a timely platform for strategic discussions and partnerships that will unlock the country’s growth potential with dialogue expected to yield significant outcomes that will shape Nigeria’s economic trajectory and inform future policy directions.
