The new governor of Nigeria's Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr. Olayemi Cardoso, has announced a major shift in the bank's approach: It will no longer directly participate in development finance programs, the Guardian reports.
Instead, Cardoso says, the CBN will focus on advising the government on how to grow the economy and mitigating risks to private-sector investments in key sectors, including housing, textiles, healthcare, and education.
"The CBN's sizeable intervention initiatives, which encompassed programs such as the Anchor Borrowers Program, the 100 for 100 Policy on Production and Productivity (PPP), the Real Sector Facility (RSF), and the Nigeria Electricity Market Stabilization Facility, are likely to come to an end in light of this shift," reads a post at Naija247 News.
Over the past three years, the CBN has disbursed over $9.1 trillion through the programs, "highlighting the substantial impact of the CBN's intervention efforts," the post continues.
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