September 19, 2025/IMFBlog (Credit: studio-fi/iStock by Getty Images) By Romain Veyrune September 19, 2025/IMFBlog Central banks pride themselves on being data-driven and consensus-based. Surprisingly, though, there is little consensus among policymakers on a crucial issue: how much capital should these institutions hold? Unlike commercial banks, central banks don’t have universally […]
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Pre-MPC September 2025 MPC Likely to Pivot to Policy Easing
September 19, 2025/Cordros Report The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is set to convene its next meeting on September 22nd and 23rd. Since the last MPC meeting, global monetary easing has gained momentum, largely reflecting rising downside risks to growth and employment activities, while […]
Surging Exports Drive Record Trade Surplus in Q2 2025
September 19, 2025/Coronation Report Summary The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) released its latest report on foreign trade statistics for Q2 ‘25. Nigeria recorded a trade surplus of ₦7.46tn (about US$4.74bn), its largest in nearly three years, as export growth outpaced import levels. Total merchandise trade (exports + imports) reached […]
