The further rise in Nigeria’s headline inflation rate, to 34.8% y/y in December, raises the risk that the central bank pushes ahead with one last interest rate hike at their next meeting in February. That said, we remain confident that a more stable naira and petrol prices will allow for the disinflation trend to resume soon, with interest cuts on the table from the second half of the year.
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