…CRR on private sector deposits may be raised to 15% By Obinna Chima As some Nigerians continue to lament the tight monetary policy regime in the country, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi yesterday said monetary conditions are not tight enough in view of the revenue leakages, declining external reserves as well as headwinds from the global market. Sanusi, who said this while delivering a lecture titled: “What Next?” at the 30th anniversary lecture of the law firm of Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie in Lagos, also disclosed plans to raise the Cash Reserve Requirement (CRR) on private sector deposits to 15 per cent. According to the CBN governor, the CRR on public sector deposits may also be increased to 100 per cent. The CRR on private sector deposits is presently at 12 per cent. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) had at its last meeting increased the CRR on public sector deposits in banks to 75 per cent, from 50 per cent. Speaki...
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