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CBN Hikes Interest Rate to 16.5% As inflation fighting gets dirty, the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) monetary policy committee has adopted a consensus to raise its benchmark interest rate by another 100 basis points after two days meeting that ended today. The monetary policy rate (MPR) has been increased to 16.5% from 15.5% in line with Broadstreet analysts’ consensus and the International Monetary Fund, IMF, expectation in a fight to curb the worsening consumer price index. At its last meeting for 2022, the Committee reviewed the developments in the global economy and domestic environment, particularly the war in Ukraine,…

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