The upcoming general election may have influenced the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN’s) decision to leave interest rates unchanged today. We suspect that once the election is out of the way, monetary policy will need to tighten in order to reduce inflationary pressure and prevent the naira from falling.
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