Tag: MPC

CBN Disburses N12.65b Agric Intervention Fund
March 22, 2023 No Responses

CBN Disburses N12.65b Agric Intervention Fund

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has disbursed N12.65 billion to the Anchor Borrowers Programme (ABP), its flagship agriculture intervention scheme from January till date. The CBN Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele said this on Tuesday in Abuja, when he read the...
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Experts’ Caution Against Interest Rate Benchmark At 18%
March 22, 2023 No Responses

Experts’ Caution Against Interest Rate Benchmark At 18%

A financial expert, Dr Tunde Adeoye, says increasing Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) from 17.5 per cent to 18 per cent by Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) can lead to a prolonged downturn in economic activities....
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Exchange rate tops agenda as MPC holds first meeting in 2017
January 23, 2017 No Responses

Exchange rate tops agenda as MPC holds first meeting in 2017

Foreign exchange crisis will top the agenda Monday and and Tuesday as the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) holds its first meeting in 2017. Members of the committee are also expected to come up with more measures...
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