GDP growth yet to translate into improved living standards - Experts

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : Unegbu urged the government to invest more in human capital, particularly education and other areas capable of improving productivity and household welfare.
58% : According to him, GDP growth will be more meaningful if it is accompanied by a sustained reduction in poverty and measurable improvements in citizens' welfare.
57% : "The GDP growth does not reflect the state of the economy in respect to citizen welfare.
52% : Prof. Ken Ife, a development economist, said although GDP growth remained an important measure of economic performance, it did not necessarily reflect the welfare of citizens.
47% : Another financial expert, Okechukwu Unegbu, said the latest GDP figure should not be interpreted in isolation from poverty and household welfare indicators.

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