JUST IN: CBN retains monetary policy rate at 14%

Emefiele

The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria, on Wednesday, left the Monetary Policy Rate unchanged at 14 per cent.

Governor of the apex bank, Godwin Emefiele, announced the decision of the committee at the end of a two-day meeting held at the apex bank’s headquarters in Abuja.

Emefiele said that nine members of the committee unanimously agreed  to maintain the current monetary policy stance.

He said apart from the MPR which was retained at 14 per cent, the committee also retained the Cash Reserves Ratio at 22.5 per cent.

Also retained are the Liquidity Ratio which was left at 30 per cent; and the Asymmetric Window which was left at +200 and -500 basis points around the MPR.

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