Economics
Nigeria Tightens Screws on Banks With Higher Cash Requirements
- MPC raised cash reserve requirement to curtail liquidity
- Central bank held monetary policy rate held at 13.5%
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Nigeria turned the screws even tighter on lenders by increasing the amount of money they need to park with the central bank for the first time in almost four years in an effort to tame inflation.