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CBN: Focused and Forward-looking Monetary Policy
Significant Progress on Inflation
%
Stabilisation Continues with Reserves Recovering
Foreign Exchange Reserves*, US$ Bn
20.0
18.0
18.6 18.7
17.8
16.0
50.0
17.2
45.0
16.3 16.1
16.0
15.9
15.4 15.1
14.3
14.0
40.0
13,3
12.5
12.4
35.0
14.0
14.0
13.0
12.0
12.0
11.0
10.0-
8.0
11.6
30.0
11.2 11.1 11.2
25.0
44.9
6.0
20.0
Dec-16 Feb-17 Apr-17 Jun-17
Aug-17
Oct-17 Dec-17 Feb-18
Apr-18 Jun-18 Aug-18
Jan-12 Sep-12 May-13 Jan-14 Sep-14. May-15
Jan-16
Sep-16 May-17 Jan-18 Sep-18
Inflation
2018 ERGP target
MPR
FX Market Trends Show Stability and Convergence Between the Interbank Rate (NIFEX) and NAFEX over the Past 12 Months
USD/NGN
400
390
380
370
360
350
340
330
320
310
300
03/01/17
17/04/17
NGN Spot
30/07/17
NAFX Index
11/11/17
23/02/18
07/06/18
20/09/18
NIFX Index
6m NDF
Sources: Bloomberg, CBN.
*August and September 2018 foreign reserves are 30 day moving averages as of 31 August and 20 September 2018, respectively
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