Foundation Economic Intelligence Programme

Course overview

Reading interest rates, inflation, FX and GDP data as direct inputs to pricing, budgeting and investment decisions.

Intended audience

Finance professionals building macro literacy

Duration & delivery format

6 weeks · 6 modules · Facilitator-led cohort · Corporate & in-house

Learning outcomes

• Explain the CBN Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) and the Monetary Policy Committee's decision-making process.
• Distinguish headline, food and core inflation and what each measure actually captures.
• Interpret Nigeria's FX market structure and how the exchange rate is currently determined.
• Read the NBS quarterly GDP report and distinguish headline growth from sectoral detail.
• Explain how Nigerian Treasury Bills work and how their yields are determined at auction.
• Select the indicators from this programme most decision-relevant to a specific organisation's context.

Course outline

6 modules, with a short description of what each one covers. The expanded outline below adds fuller module detail, the practical skills each module builds, sample activities and key takeaways.

1. 01

   Reading Monetary Policy

   Understanding the CBN Monetary Policy Rate and its transmission to business costs.

2. 02

   Inflation & Pricing Decisions

   Translating headline and sectoral inflation data into pricing and budgeting decisions.

3. 03

   FX Markets & Exchange Rate Risk

   Interpreting FX reserves, rates and sectoral utilisation data.

4. 04

   GDP, Growth & Sector Trends

   Using real GDP growth and sectoral data to inform market and investment decisions.

5. 05

   Treasury Bills & Fixed Income Basics

   Reading yield curves and treasury bill data for cash management decisions.

6. 06

   Building an Economic Intelligence Dashboard

   Turning live economic indicators into a personal or organisational decision-support tool.