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Nigerian monetary easing: better late than never

We think that today’s 100bp interest rate cut by the Nigerian central bank, to 12.50%, will be followed by further loosening as economic recovery proves weaker than the central bank expects. We have pencilled in an extra 50bp cut, most likely at the meeting in September or November.

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