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MPC Likely to Reduce Lending Rate by 50 Basis Points– Uwaleke

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MPC Likely to Reduce Lending Rate by 50 Basis Points– Uwaleke A financial expert, Prof. Uche Uwaleke, says the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is likely to reduce the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) in its next meeting. Uwaleke, the Director of the Institute of Capital Market Studies, is also the President of the Capital Market Academics of Nigeria. He spoke in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja, against the backdrop of the 307th meeting of the MPC scheduled for Monday and Tuesday. The MPC had retained the…

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