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Citing the declaration of Monday and Tuesday, May 25 and 26, 2020, as Eid-el Fitr holidays, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday announced that it has shifted its May Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting to Thursday, May 28, 2020. The meeting was originally scheduled for May 25 and 26. In a press release signed by its Director, Corporate Communications Department, Mr. Isaac Okorafor, the apex bank said that it had put in place all necessary arrangements to ensure that the meeting holds for only one day due to on-going…

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As part of efforts to tackle the current pressure on naira, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) should gradually increase the yuan (renminbi) composition of its foreign exchange reserves, analysts at Vetiva Research have said. The analysts made this recommendation in a report obtained by New Telegraph yesterday. According to the analysts, the CBN’s recent adjustment of naira’s official price may not be enough to stave off further pressure on the local currency due to slump in oil prices and the massive negative impact this has on the forex reserves.…

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The decision by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to introduce intervention loan applications for the N50 billion credit facility for households and agro-allied micro, small and medium sized enterprises hit by COVID-19 outbreak looks perfect to re-jig the ailing economy post-Covid-19. Taiwo Hassan reports     With the on-going disbursement of the N50 billion targeted credit facility for households and agro-allied micro, small and medium-sized in the country by the apex bank, there is no gainsaying that it will go a long way in cushioning the impact of the…

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Five-year naira futures slid past N550 to the dollar yesterday after the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) weakened the naira on the derivatives market, Reuters reported traders as saying. According to the news agency, the CBN’s move indicates that the local currency is likely to come under more pressure in the days ahead. Traders said the apex bank softened the naira on average by  N73  across tenors,  with the one-year maturity revised by N27, adding that the 5-year naira futures, introduced in February, weakened to N569 per dollar, from  N413…

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Given how the coronavirus outbreak has negatively impacted food supply chains around the world, perhaps, Nigeria, by now, like many import-dependent countries, would have been grappling with the challenge of feeding its over 200 million citizens, if not for the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’s intervention programmes in the agricultural and manufacturing sectors writes, TONY CHUKWUNYEM     Reports of how the Coronavirus outbreak, especially lockdown measures announced by governments, is disrupting the supply chains and disrupting operations around the world continue to dominate headlines. Indeed, in his recent and…

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  Following increasing capital outflows, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has in recent weeks turned from being a consistent buyer to a supplier at the Investors’ and Exporters’ (I&E) foreign exchange window, FBNQuest Research has said. In a report obtained by New Telegraph at the weekend, the firm noted that: “For nine of the 10 latest weeks for which the (I&E) data is available (through to 24 to 28 September), it (CBN) has been the largest source of such inflows.” The apex bank established the I&E forex window in…

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Confidence in Nigeria’s macro economy among firms increased in September when compared with its level in the previous month, the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) latest monthly business expectations survey report released at the weekend revealed. According to the report, “at 24.8 index points, respondents’ overall Confidence Index (CI) on the macro economy in September 2018 was more optimistic when compared with the level of 21.5 index points recorded in August 2018. The businesses outlook for October 2018 showed more confidence on the macro economy at 64.5 index points.” The…

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