Nigeria: Q1 slowdown reinforces case for rate cuts

The slowdown in Nigerian GDP growth in Q1 was due in large part to the oil sector, but more importantly from the point of view of monetary policy, growth in the non-oil sector also cooled. With inflation falling as well, we think that interest rate cuts are still possible later this year.

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