Rates on hold, but cuts coming in Ghana & Nigeria

Policymakers in South Africa, Nigeria and Ghana sang from the same hymn sheet this week by maintaining their key rates on hold. While we think that the window for monetary easing has now closed in South Africa, we expect rate cuts in Nigeria and Ghana before the end of this year.

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