The Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) decision to leave its benchmark Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) unchanged at 26.5 percent for a second consecutive meeting sends a clear message to investors that preserving macroeconomic stability remains the apex bank’s overriding priority, even as inflation begins to ease.
For domestic and foreign investors alike, the outcome of the 306th Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting was less about whether interest rates would change and more about what the decision signals regarding the direction of the Nigerian economy over the coming months.
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By retaining all key monetary policy parameters, including the MPR at 26.5 percent, the asymmetric corridor around the MPR at +50/-450 basis points, the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) at 45 percent for Deposit Money Banks, 16 percent for Merchant Banks, the 75 percent CRR on non-TSA public sector deposits and the liquidity ratio at 30
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