Zambia’s Central Bank has decided to keep its main interest rate unchanged at 14.50 percent. This decision comes after two recent hikes in the rate aimed at controlling high inflation …
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CBN Holds Interest Rate Steady Amid Stronger FX Stability and Rising Reserves
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has decided to keep its interest rate steady at 27.5 per cent. This decision was announced after the bank’s 300th Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) …
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CBN Keeps Interest Rate at 27.5% as Business Leaders Push for Reduction Amid Economic Concerns
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has decided to maintain the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR), also known as the interest rate, at 27.50 per cent. This announcement was made by …
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Botswana Keeps Interest Rate at 1.90% Again, Says Inflation Still Under Control
The Central Bank of Botswana has again decided to maintain the country’s main interest rate at 1.90%, marking the fourth time in a row that the rate has stayed unchanged. …
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Morocco’s Central Bank First Interest Rates Hikes in 14 Years on inflation
Morocco’s central bank, Bank Al-Maghrib (BAM), announced today raising central bank interest rates by 0.50 points to 2%, in response to the lingering supply chain bottleneck and rampant inflation. Following …
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CBN to debit banks on Thursday after CRR Raise To 32.5%
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it will debit all banks in the country on Thursday, Sept. 29, for the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) to allow for the mopping-up of liquidity. …
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SA Reserve Bank again hikes interest rates by 75 basis points
The SA Reserve Bank on Thursday raised its main lending rate by 75 basis points to 6.25%, for the second meeting in a row. Three members of the monetary policy …
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Central Bank of Nigeria Raises interest rate on banks deposits to 4.2%
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has raised the interest rate on bank customers’ deposits. According to the Apex Bank, bank customers will be getting at least 4.2 per cent …
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Central bank of Kenya unexpectedly raised its key interest rate for the first time in almost seven years to anchor inflation expectations as concerns about commodity prices build. The monetary …