Nigeria’s headline inflation picked up for a second consecutive month, to 33.9% y/y in October, largely due to the impact of rising petrol prices. The CBN now appears to have little choice but continue its hiking cycle and we now expect a larger 100bp hike later this month, to 28.25%, while any easing cycle is unlikely to begin until much later in 2025 than we previously thought.
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