New reforms, perennial divide continue to push up Nigerian risk premium
Posted on May 02, 2011 at 14:25 PM EDT
Nigeria’s key policy rate sits at 7.5 percent after the latest 100bp hike in March but look for the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to steadily tighten in the coming months as March CPI (+12.8% y/y from 11.1 in February) printed above expectations and the prevailing fiscal trends suggest near-term relief may still be some [...]