Nigeria leads Africa’s nearly 1,000bps September rate-cut wave

BusinessDay | 05-10-2026 02:48pm |

African central banks implemented nearly 1,000 basis points of interest-rate cuts in September, with Nigeria leading the wave through a 350-basis-point reduction. The coordinated rate cuts reflect efforts to stimulate economic activity across the continent. Nigeria's aggressive reduction was the largest among the central banks.

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