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As the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) holds its Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting on Monday, some stakeholders project a hike in policy rates.

This is against the backdrop of the global monetary policy trend, which has seen the American Central Bank , and the Bank of England increasing Monetary Policy Rates .

Uwaleke, a Professor of Economics from Nasarawa State University, said that his projection was informed by rising inflation rates as well as the trend in some developed countries. “For example, the U.S. Federal Reserve recently increased the benchmark rate by 75 basis points while the Bank of England increased by 50 basis points,’’ he said.

“Further policy tightening may not really tame inflationary pressures that are stemming more from the high cost of energy and negative impact of insecurity on food output.

 

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