Category: Olayemi Cardoso

Why there’s hyper food inflation – Cardoso

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Olayemi Cardoso, has said the huge purchases of food items by the government as palliatives for distribution to vulnerable citizens is a contributor to the galloping food inflation in the country. Cardoso made this disclosure in his contributions during the March Monetary Policy Committee meeting, which […]

Naira gains at official market amidst depleting reserve

Market data published on the FMDQ website on Wednesday indicated that the naira closed at N1,072.74 against N1,148.14 recorded in the previous market session on Tuesday. The post Naira gains at official market amidst depleting reserve appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria. Powered by WPeMatico

Naira appreciation: Nigeria gets fresh $600m into FX reserves

Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Olayemi Cardoso, says Nigeria received $600 into the country’s foreign reserves. The development will see the Naira appreciate further below N1,074 per Dollar at the official market in the coming days. The CBN governor made the revelation at the International Monetary Fund’s spring meetings in Washington, D.C, Wednesday. […]

Cardoso speaks on shift in Fx reserves, Naira defence

‘The shift you see in the reserve has nothing to do with defending the naira and that’s certainly not our objective,” he said. The post Cardoso speaks on shift in Fx reserves, Naira defence appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria. Powered by WPeMatico

JUST IN: CBN raises interest rate

The committee voted to retain the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) at 45 per cent for commercial banks and adjust the CRR of merchant banks from 10 per cent to 14 per cent The post JUST IN: CBN raises interest rate appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria. Powered by WPeMatico

CBN speaks on fertiliser donated to boost food production

This reinforces the critical need to address food inflation as a pivotal aspect of managing overall headline inflation rates The post CBN speaks on fertiliser donated to boost food production appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria. Powered by WPeMatico

IMF backs CBN’s decision on interest rate hike

The Monetary Policy Committee of the CBN raised the policy rate by 400 basis points, marking a total tightening of 1,025 basis points since May 2022 The post IMF backs CBN’s decision on interest rate hike appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria. Powered by WPeMatico

Mixed reactions trail CBN’s monetary policy decisions

The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria Tuesday announced a significant increase in its benchmark lending rate by 400 basis points to 22.75 per cent The post Mixed reactions trail CBN’s monetary policy decisions appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria. Powered by WPeMatico

FX Backlog: CBN pays out $400mn to settle ‘genuine requests’

CBN reiterated the importance of a market with minimal distortions, allowing for easy entry and exit of participants. The post FX Backlog: CBN pays out $400mn to settle ‘genuine requests’ appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria. Powered by WPeMatico

Forex crisis: Over $26bn funnelled through Binance without trace in 4 years – CBN Gov

Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Olayemi Cardoso, says more than $26 billion was funnelled through the cryptocurrency platform, Binance, in the last four years. Cardoso disclosed this on Tuesday at a press briefing after the 293rd meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee, MPC, in Abuja. While answering questions from journalists on the […]

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