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SepThe Monetary Policy Rate was raised by the Central Bank of Nigeria to 15% on Tuesday. The Minimum Rediscounted Rate (MRR), which the CBN held at 15% until August 17, 2003, is now at its greatest level. Up until the CBN announced a new monetary policy framework in 2006, which replaced the MRR with the Monetary Policy Rate, the MRR was the rate adopted by the CBN (MPR). At the 287th Monetary Policy Meeting, CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele stated that “the decision was a move to save the naira and reduce inflation.” The rate increase was approved by all of […]
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JanThe Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) governor, Godwin Emefiele, said the pan-African payment and settlement system (PAPSS) will ease cross-border transactions and minimize the use of third currencies in intra-African trade. For cross-border transactions in Africa, the third currencies are dollars, pounds, and euros. Emefiele made the remarks on Thursday at the opening of PAPSS in Accra, Ghana. The platform for commercial use was officially introduced by the Africa Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) in partnership with the African Union (AU) and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Speaking at the ceremony, Emefiele stated that the launch of PAPPS is a[…]