CBN Floods Forex Market with Additional $180m

February 27, 2017
CBN Floods Forex Market with Additional $180m

CBN Floods Forex Market with Additional $180m

By Modupe Gbadeyanka

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) disclosed on Monday that it has released a total of $180 million into the foreign exchange market in order to give the local currency, Naira, more strength at the market.

Exactly a week ago, the apex bank introduced a new forex policy amid Dollar scarcity at that time, but since then, the Naira is beginning to find its roots.

In a statement released by its spokesman, Mr Isaac Okorafor, the CBN said it released another $100 million into the wholesale forwards segment of the market in a bid to increase liquidity in the forex market.

Mr Okorafor said further that the apex bank also released an additional $80 million into the banks specifically for the settlement of Dollar demand for school fees, medicals and Personal Travel Allowance (PTA), among others.

As at the time of filing this report, the Naira is still stable at N460 to the Dollar, same rate it closed last Friday at the parallel market.

Modupe Gbadeyanka

Modupe Gbadeyanka is a fast-rising journalist with Business Post Nigeria. Her passion for journalism is amazing. She is willing to learn more with a view to becoming one of the best pen-pushers in Nigeria. Her role models are the duo of CNN's Richard Quest and Christiane Amanpour.

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