Nigerian interbank lending rate spiked 7.75 percentage points on Wednesday to 18 percent for overnight placement ahead of the central bank’s withdrawal of around 750 billion naira ($5 bln) to enforce a new cash reserves rules on public sector deposits. Nigeria’s central bank two weeks ago raised cash reserve requirements […]
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Can Nigerian banks overcome the CRR headwind? A macro perspective
The negative sentiment surrounding the banking sector was further heightened following the recent increase in the public sector CRR from 50% to 75%. Nigerian banks are indeed facing the challenge of tougher regulation on CRR and banks have continued to weigh the impact of high public sector CRR on revenue […]
CBN to withdraw N1tn from banks Feb 4
Following the increase of the Cash Reserve Requirement on public sector deposits from 50 per cent to 75 per cent last week by the Monetary Policy Committee, the Central Bank of Nigeria will on February 4 withdraw an estimated sum of N1tn from the Deposit Money Banks when the policy […]
