Fiscal concerns to prompt rate hikes in Nigeria next year

It is fitting that Nigeria’s Budget Proposal for 2014 has been delayed again on a day where the Central Bank has voiced its concerns over fiscal slippage. Low inflation means the Central Bank has breathing room for the time being, but we think that continued loose fiscal policy is likely to prompt rate hikes in the second half of next year.

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