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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 bonds climbed to 15.74% on Tuesday amidst high inflation rate expectations. The secondary market witnessed selloffs across tenors with investors showing particular interest in very long-dated borrowing instruments.