Tag: Monetary Policy Committee Meeting

UPDATE1-CBN Retains Rate at 12% for 14th Time, Ups CRR to 75%

By Peter OBIORA InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)- The Nigeria’s Central Bank Tuesday retained the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) at 12 percent (12%) consecutively for the fourteenth time following its Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) held January 20-21 2013 in Abuja Nigeria. However, the public sector cash reserve requirement (CRR) was tightened to […]

Naira Slips 2nd Day Before Nigerian Central Bank Rate Decision

  Nigeria’s naira weakened a second day against the dollar as reduced demand for the West African nation’s bonds put pressure on the currency before a central bank meeting where the key rate will probably be maintained. The currency of Africa’s biggest oil producer fell as much as 0.1 percent […]