Nigeria Investing

Cash Reserve Ratio

Definition

What is Cash Reserve Ratio?

The proportion of eligible bank deposits that banks must hold as reserves with the central bank.

Example in practice

A higher CRR may reduce funds available for lending.

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Nigeria's principal securities exchange, where listed shares, bonds, ETFs, and other instruments trade.

A broad index designed to measure price movements of eligible equities listed on the Nigerian Exchange.

Nigeria's central securities depository and clearing infrastructure for eligible capital-market securities.

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