The banking sector gained N740 billion as a
result of the reduction of the Cash Reserve
Ratio, CBN from 31 to 25 per cent by the Central
Bank of Nigeria, CBN recently.
Recall that the CRR reduction was announced by
the CBN following the implementation of a
Treasury Single Account, TSA that mandated all
commercial banks to return all government
funds in their custody to the CBN.
The Managing Director of Fidelity Bank, Nnamdi Okonkwo who disclosed this at a press briefing after the Bankers’ Committee meeting in Lagos, said that the speculations in some quarters that banks gained N1.2 trillion as a result of the CRR reduction and TSA implementation were unfounded. According to him, “A lot of figures have been bandied around. Some said N1.2 trillion and so on. Well, the bank examiners are currently reconciling with banks on the figures they have returned but what is definite is that the N1.2 trillion being bandied around is false. The actual figure when they have been reconciled will be made known to the public. Also the CRR that was released back to the banks on account of TSA implementation was N740 billion. This is confirmed. But the amount of TSA fund that went back to CBN is not verified yet.” He added that the movement of funds from the system on account of TSA was not intended to strangulate the banks, saying, “If you release the deposit you have, CBN who handles the monetary supply management will of course return your CRR.”
The Managing Director of Fidelity Bank, Nnamdi Okonkwo who disclosed this at a press briefing after the Bankers’ Committee meeting in Lagos, said that the speculations in some quarters that banks gained N1.2 trillion as a result of the CRR reduction and TSA implementation were unfounded. According to him, “A lot of figures have been bandied around. Some said N1.2 trillion and so on. Well, the bank examiners are currently reconciling with banks on the figures they have returned but what is definite is that the N1.2 trillion being bandied around is false. The actual figure when they have been reconciled will be made known to the public. Also the CRR that was released back to the banks on account of TSA implementation was N740 billion. This is confirmed. But the amount of TSA fund that went back to CBN is not verified yet.” He added that the movement of funds from the system on account of TSA was not intended to strangulate the banks, saying, “If you release the deposit you have, CBN who handles the monetary supply management will of course return your CRR.”
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