BREAKING: CBN retains interest rate at 26.50% for second consecutive time

WIRE — The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has retained the countrys Monetary Policy Rate, MPR, at 26.50 per cent for the second consecutive time, following its May and July 2026 meetings. CBN Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, disclosed this during a media briefing after the 306th Monetary Policy Committee, MPC, meeting in Abuja on Tuesday. According to Cardoso, BREAKING: CBN retains interest rate at 26.50% for second consecutive time

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