Foundation Economic Intelligence Programme
Reading interest rates, inflation, FX and GDP data as direct inputs to pricing, budgeting and investment decisions.
Outliers Academy · Rafiu Olawuyi FCA
Duration
6 weeks · 6 modules
Intended audience
Finance professionals building macro literacy
Delivery options
Facilitator-led cohort · Corporate & in-house
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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.
- 01
Reading Monetary Policy
Understanding the CBN Monetary Policy Rate and its transmission to business costs.
- 02
Inflation & Pricing Decisions
Translating headline and sectoral inflation data into pricing and budgeting decisions.
- 03
FX Markets & Exchange Rate Risk
Interpreting FX reserves, rates and sectoral utilisation data.
- 04
GDP, Growth & Sector Trends
Using real GDP growth and sectoral data to inform market and investment decisions.
- 05
Treasury Bills & Fixed Income Basics
Reading yield curves and treasury bill data for cash management decisions.
- 06
Building an Economic Intelligence Dashboard
Turning live economic indicators into a personal or organisational decision-support tool.
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