The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has again voted to retain the monetary policy rate at 11.5 percent.
The announcement was made by the CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele during a press briefing at the CBN headquarters on Tuesday.
It also retained the Cash Reserve Ratio and Liquidity Ratio at 27.5 per cent and 30 per cent respectively.
Announcing the committee’s decision, Emefiele said, “The MPC made the decision to hold all parameters constant. The committee thought by unanimous vote to retain the Monetary Policy Rate at 11.5 per cent.
“In summary, MPC voted as follows, one, retain MPR at 11.5 per cent; retain the asymmetric corridor of +100/-700 basis points around the MPR; retain the CRR at 27.5 per cent; and retain the Liquidity Ratio at 30 per cent.”
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