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Dovish tone in Kenya, fiscal woes in Nigeria

Kenyan policymakers held their key interest rate at 9.00% earlier this week, but dovish commentary strengthened our view that they will loosen policy next year. Nigeria’s central bank governor, by contrast, has played down the chance of another cut. Recent budget figures have underlined the scale of fiscal and debt problems in Nigeria and Ethiopia.

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