Tag: public sector

Nigeria central bank acts to support naira, worried about govt spending

* Key interest rate held at 12 pct for 14th time * Cbank says committed to exchange rate stability * Sanusi concerned about falling oil savings, leakages * High spending ahead of elections next year a worry (Adds details, quote, background)   Nigeria’s central bank lifted the cash reserve requirement […]

UPDATE 2-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 […]

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 […]