The model was embraced by all stakeholders across the public and private sectors, civil society, NGOs and development partners. A National Financial Inclusion Taskforce was formed to provide the leadership and drive to coordinate and monitor the financial inclusion strategies and goals that would be set.
In 2011, the real GDP growth rate stood at 5.2 per cent, while the population living below the poverty line is less than 4.0 per cent, with unemployment projected at 3.1 per cent. Electricity production was about 118.2 billion kw/h while consumption stood at 93.8 billion kw/h. Foreign exchange reserves stood at $ billion while her total debt stood at about $ billion.