The cost of borrowing has continued to rise, while growth in the banking industry is declining, according to the Central Bank of Nigeria.
In the personal statement made by the Deputy Governor, Financial System Stability Directorate, CBN, Aishah Ahmad, at the last Monetary Policy Committee meeting which was released by the CBN, she noted that sustaining banking sector lending to critical sectors of the economy as monetary policy tightened to contain inflation remained paramount.
Ahmad said, “Given the positive correlation of market lending rates to the MPR, borrowing costs have risen, while growth in credit has slowed. “Industry credit increased by N4.54tn between end-April 2022 and 2023 with significant portions of the credit granted to output elastic sectors , and has been in an upward trajectory since 2019, yet the monthly trend in credit growth declined from 1.31per cent in March 2023 to 0.05 per cent in April 2023.
“Lending rates also remain high in response to the contractionary monetary policy stance. These developments point to the importance of balanced actions in the pursuit of the price stability mandate.”
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