February 14, 2025/United Capital Research Anglophone West Africa (WAEMU) Nigeria CBN shifts MPC meeting to February 19, 20 The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has rescheduled the 299th Monetary Policy Committee meeting earlier slated for 17-Feb and 18-Feb 2025 to now be held on 19-Feb and 20-Feb 2025. Read More […]
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Nigerian Equities Market Extend Bullish Momentum +1.3% on Blue Chip Gains
February 13. 2025/Cordros Report EQUITIES The domestic equities market sustained its bullish momentum for the third consecutive session this week, driven by gains in DANGCEM (+10.0%), ETI (+8.1%) and GTCO (+0.8%). As a result, the All-Share Index increased by 1.3% to close at 109,172.88 points, with the Month-to-Date and Year-to-Date […]
Rising Rates May Trigger Financial Instability, Complicating Fight Against Inflation
(Credit: Klaas Jan Schraa/iStock by Getty Images) February 13, 2025/IMFBlog By Katharina Bergant, Mai Hakamada, Divya Kirti, and Rui C. Mano Before the pandemic, investors worried about how persistently low inflation and interest rates would crimp bank profits. Paradoxically, they also worried about bank profitability when post-COVID reopening sent inflation […]
