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MayThe monetary policy rate (MPR), which measures interest rates, has been increased by the policy-setting committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) from 18 percent to 18.5 percent. Nigeria’s inflation rate increased to 22.22 percent last week as a result of the spike in food costs. Every other interest rate employed in an economy is based on the monetary policy rate (MPR), which serves as its foundation. The revelation was disclosed to the media on Wednesday following the committee meeting at the CBN headquarters in Abuja by Godwin Emefiele, governor of the federal bank. The apex bank would increase […]
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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[…]