CBN Intervenes in Inter-bank FX Market with $210 million

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has again injected the sum of $210 million into the inter-bank Foreign Exchange Market.

Figures obtained from the CBN on Tuesday indicated that authorized dealers in the wholesale segment of the market were offered the sum of $100million, while the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) segment received the sum of $55 million. The sum of $55 million was allocated to customers requiring foreign exchange for invisibles such as tuition fees, medical payments and Basic Travel Allowance (BTA), among others.

The Director, Corporate Communications Department, Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Isaac Okorafor while confirming the figures, who stressed that the effort of the bank had continued to stabilize the foreign exchange market.

This, according to him, had sustained the level of confidence investors and the public had in the Naira. Meanwhile, the Naira on Tuesday, exchanged at an average of N362/$1 in the BDC segment of the market.

Source: Nigerian NewsDirect

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