
Analysts Applaud CBN’s New EFEMS for Transparency in Forex Market
Financial experts praise the Central Bank of Nigeria’s EFEMS initiative, aiming to boost transparency and efficiency in forex trading
Financial experts praise the Central Bank of Nigeria’s EFEMS initiative, aiming to boost transparency and efficiency in forex trading
CBN has unveiled new guidelines for interbank forex trading through the Electronic Foreign Exchange Matching System (EFEMS)
Nigeria’s MPC begins its final 2024 meeting with analysts predicting a 25-50 bps hike in the Monetary Policy Rate to tackle rising inflation
Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) monetary policy adjustment to 27.25%, 19 Nigerian banks now offer an 8.18% savings account interest rate.
Naira weakens to N1750/$ at the black market amid dollar demand pressure, while official markets see a slight recovery to N678.6/$
NBS is set to release Nigeria’s October inflation data, with projections indicating a rise to 33.29% as Exchange rate fluctuations continues
Fitch predicts non-performing loans to further rise in Nigeria, driven by incessant inflation coupled with high interest rate.
CBN reassures the public that old N200, N500, and N1,000 naira notes will remain legal tender indefinitely contrary to claims of expiration by December 31, 2024.
Nigeria’s fiscal deficit reaches N4.3trn in Q2 2024, driven by surging debt service costs and recurrent expenditures, despite increased revenue from exchange rate gains and improved tax efficiency.
Nigerian Government aims towards greater revenue generation by targeting gaming and betting services with taxes.