
CBN Raises Rate By 50 Basis Points To 26.75%
CBN Raises Rate By 50 Basis Points To 26.75% .The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has raised the Monetary Policy Rate by 50 basis points from 26.25 per cent to 26.75 per cent. The Governor of the bank, Mr. Olayemi Cardoso disclosed this at an ongoing press conference to announce the outcome of the just concluded Monetary Policy Committee meeting in Abuja. The bank set a new Asymmetric Corridor of +500/-100 from +100/-300 around the MPR; a Cash Reserve Ratio of 45 per cent for Deposit Money Banks and 14 per cent for Merchant Banks, while Liquidity Ratio was left…









