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Monetary Policy Committee lowers MPR to 12.5%

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Bala Augie
Bala Augiehttps://moneycentral.com.ng
Bala is the Editor of MoneyCentral Media. Bala is a Fellow (FCA) of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Nigeria (ICAN) and holds a Bsc in Accounting from the University of Abuja. Bala has over 12 years’ experience in the financial journalism landscape with specialization in the Insurance, markets and Finance sectors.
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The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) concluded its two-day policy meeting today.

Considering the impacts of external economic shocks, the committee unanimously agreed to reduce the monetary policy rate while holding on all policy parameters constant. This means that the:

• The benchmark interest rate (MPR) was reduced to 12.50%

• The cash reserve ratio held at 27.50%

• The asymmetric corridor retained at +200bps and -500bps around the MPR

• The Liquidity Ratio retained at 30.00%

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