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Further monetary tightening probably needed in Nigeria

The Central Bank of Nigeria raised interest rates and devalued the naira in order to reduce the pressure on the currency and stem the depletion of its foreign exchange reserves. But we suspect that additional tightening will be necessary in order to prevent further currency weakness.


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