A number of African currencies have struggled this month, with the Nigerian naira hit hardest as the central bank has scaled back its FX intervention dramatically. Nigeria’s bonds have also sold off and its local equity market has underperformed the rest of Africa. Despite possible political pressure not to tighten monetary policy, we think that the naira’s weakness will prompt a rate hike later this month.
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