Year: 2023

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Kenya have reached a staff-level agreement on economic policies following the sixth review of extended credit fund facilities’ arrangement to unlock more funds for the government.

The naira rallied midweek as invisible hands put a touch on exchange rates across the markets. Both official and parallel market rates appreciated against the dominant US dollar in the Nigerian economy.

The average yield on Nigerian government fixed interest securities instruments slid over renewed interest by local investors. Buying interest in the secondary market dragged the average yield lower by 1bp to 15.8% in the OMO segment.