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CBN retains interest rate at 11.5% – Report

By Uchechi Ojo January 26, 2021278 views

The monetary policy committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday, January 26, 2021, unanimously voted to retain the monetary policy rate (MPR), which determines interest rate, at 11.5 percent.

Godwin Emefiele, governor of the CBN, announced the committee’s decision at the end of its two-day meeting.

The committee also retained the Liquidity Ratio at 30 percent and Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) at 27.5 percent.

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