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Bank Debtors And Businesses May Face Difficult Times As The CBN Raises Lending Rate To 15.5%

The 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 […]