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<p>Automakers aren’t selling as many cars as they used to, and the EV transition is a lot rockier and slower than some expected. This means there’s a lot of factory space in North America and around the world that is sitting empty and unused. Some companies especially challenged are Ford, GM, and Stellantis, Nissan, and EV makers such as Tesla and Rivian. That could mean billion dollar losses, job cuts, and chaos in the supply chain. Auto makers, industry analysts and even governments are adjusting expectations and trying to prepare for an uncertain future.</p>
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<p>The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria has raised the monetary policy rate by 50 basis points to 27.25 per cent. After a 2-day monetary policy meeting, the CBN further retained the asymmetric corridor around the MPR at +500bps/-100bps, raised the CRR for deposit money banks by 500 basis points to 50 per cent, raised the CRR for merchant banks by 200 basis points to 16 per cent and retained the liquidity ratio at 30 per cent.</p>


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<p>The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria commenced its fifth meeting of the year today as investors eye the outcome of the meeting. The MPC has raised lending rates by 800 basis points so far this year. What are the expectations of the market? Muktar Mohammed, Analyst at Assar Investments, joins CNBC Africa for this discussion.</p>


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