ii. Implement sound, transparent and predictable government economic policies. iii. Promote sound public financial management iv. Fight against corruption and money laundering and v. Accelerate Regional Integration by participating in the harmonization of monetary, trade and investment policies. 4.1 Objective 1: Promote Macroeconomic Policies that support Sustainable Development 4.1.1 The policy focus of Nigeria’s Vision 20:2020 is the promotion of macroeconomic policies that support maintenance of stability with a view to positioning the economy on a sustainable growth and development trajectory. Accordingly, some of the key macroeconomic strategies are based on three pillars, namely, guaranteeing the productivity and well-being of Nigerian people, optimizing key sources of economic growth and fostering sustainable social and economic development. The strategies include the following: achieving double digit growth rates and maintaining strong economic fundamentals, including inflation, exchange and interest rates as well as other monetary aggregates; achievement of significant progress in economic diversification such as to achieve an economic structure that is robust and consistent with the goals of Nigeria Vision 20:2020; stimulating the manufacturing sector and strengthening its linkage to the agricultural and oil and gas sectors in order to realize its growth potentials and serve effectively as a strong driver of growth; 49

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