Yemisi Izuora
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has injected another sum of $210 million into the inter-bank Foreign Exchange Market, in its desire to sustain liquidity in the forex market, and thereby ensuring that forex is available for customers’ needs in various segments of the market.
Figures from the CBN showed that the Bank offered $100million to authorized dealers in the wholesale segment of the market, while the Small and Medium Enterprises, SMEs, segment received the sum of $55 million. Customers requiring foreign exchange for invisibles such as tuition fees, medical payments and Basic Travel Allowance, BTA, among others, were also allocated the sum of $55 million.
Isaac Okorafor, acting director, Corporate Communications Department, CBN, confirmed the figures and reassured the public that the Bank would continue to intervene in the interbank foreign exchange market in line with its desire to sustain liquidity in the market and maintain stability. He said that the steps taken so far by the Bank in the management of forex was paying off, as reflected by reduction in the country’s import bills and accretion to its foreign reserves.
It will be recalled that last Monday, March 12, the Bank injected the sum of $210 into the wholesale segment of the forex market.