Nigeria
Nigeria should allow stablecoin innovation but manage risk – IMF
Institution sets out four steps to manage surging adoption of assets
More African nations respond to inflationary effects of Iran war
Mauritius and Rwanda raise rates, though Nigeria, Ghana and Egypt opt to hold
CBN governor calls on EBRD to act locally in Nigeria
Cardoso points to alignment of interests between private sector and country’s subnational authorities
Central bank of the year: Central Bank of Nigeria
A return to policy orthodoxy under new leadership at the African central bank helped to bring Nigeria’s economy back from the brink
Financial markets infrastructure services – wholesale: Bloomberg
Tech firm helped Nigeria and Sri Lanka’s central banks to build essential FX market infrastructure, and Portugal and Ukraine’s treasuries to optimise debt auctions
Nigeria opens up official dollar market to bureaux de change
Move aims to strengthen retail FX liquidity and close spreads with exchange rate in informal economy
Nigeria’s central bank publishes first fintech report
Inaugural edition focuses on how current regulatory frameworks impact innovation
Nigeria revokes mortgage lenders’ licences
Central bank says closure of Aso and Union Homes due to poor compliance culture
Nigeria to discourage cash withdrawals and make deposits easier
Central bank says reform package aims to reduce cash usage and tackle money laundering
Nigeria holds rates at 27% despite easing inflation
Governor says exit from FATF grey list and outlook upgrade will boost capital inflows
Nigeria and Waemu brace themselves for T+2
Former head of West Africa Monetary Institute believes change will boost cross-border payments
FATF delisting of African nations a transactional move, says analyst
Organisation rejects suggestion that political factors were behind countries being taken off ‘grey list’
Nigeria lowers rates after three-year hiking cycle
Central bank says disinflation gives it room for cuts to support economic recovery
Consolidation likely among Nigerian lenders – analyst
Small lenders unlikely to meet CBN’s recapitalisation demands, says investment bank’s research head
IMF praises Nigeria’s FX reforms
Fund’s article IV review also calls on central bank to introduce disinflation path
Brics leaders push for multilateral payments solutions
Central bank governors and finance ministers also call for reform of Bretton Woods institutions
Nigeria keeps policy rate at 27.5%
Bank makes second consecutive hold as inflation declines, and cites alarm over trade policy uncertainty
Nigeria sells FX to offset tariff-induced volatility
Oil-exporting country also affected by decline in commodity prices
Nigerian central bank to cap fees for ATM withdrawals
Move meant to curb rising costs of withdrawals
Japan and Philippines renew swap agreement
China also renews 15 billion yuan currency swap line with Nigeria
Nigeria tightens policy further as inflation continues to rise
Central bank raises rates by 25bp as annual headline inflation exceeds 33%