Nigeria’s Central Bank Governor Holds Key Rate in Debut MPC
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Nigerian central bank Governor Godwin Emefiele kept the benchmark interest rate unchanged at a record high in his first policy meeting, while promising to lower borrowing costs gradually as price pressures ease.
The rate was held at 12 percent, Emefiele told reporters today in the capital, Abuja, matching the forecasts of all 15 economists surveyed by Bloomberg.