Category: Nigeria Weekly

CBN likely to leave MPR at 11.50%

The Monetary Policy Council (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) meets today and is due to deliver its verdict on its Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) tomorrow. We think

The second-best equity market in the world

As of Friday, the Nigerian Stock Exchange was the world’s best-performing equity market in local currency terms and its second-best performer in US dollar terms. The market was up 30.53%

The Biden effect

The electoral victory of Joe Biden as the next President of the United States of America has positive consequences for Nigeria, we believe. He is likely to give Africa a

Fiscal and monetary response to events

What will be the fiscal and monetary responses to the events of the last week? The monetary authorities are probably relieved that the equity market advanced last week; that there

Winners and losers in Africa

Which countries will be Africa’s winners and losers at the end of the Covid-19-induced recession? We believe it makes sense to a take a two-year view on this question so,

The return of the equity market

During the two weeks to 9 October, the Nigerian Stock Exchange All-Share Index (NSE-ASI) rose by 7.96%, bringing its year-to-date return to 5.86%. To what can we attribute the popularity

Which way for interest rates?

A year ago this month the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) banned most domestic institutions from buying new issues of its open market operation (OMO) bills. The result was an

In the hands of OPEC+

As we often write, Nigeria’s public finances – all the way from trade balances through to the Federal Government’s budget – work well when oil trades over US$50.00/bbl. We have

The policy mix and the markets

The past three weeks have seen an unusual number of macroeconomic changes. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) announced plans to clear the backlog of foreign currency demands and began

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Year Ahead-Re-risking the financial system

Year Ahead 2020: Re-risking the financial system

Oil prices: In a global oil market threatened with over-supply, it appears that OPEC, and its ally Russia, are doing a good job of limiting production.