CBN Injects $210 Million into Forex Market

Oru Leonard

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) , has again boosted the interbank segment of the Foreign Exchange Market with the sales of $210 million on Tuesday, September 10, 2019.

Figures obtained from the CBN 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.

Confirming the figures, the Director, Corporate Communications Department, Mr. Isaac Okorafor reaffirmed the Banks commitment towards ensuring stability in foreign exchange market.

Recalled that at the last intervention on Friday, September 6, 2019 the Bank injected the sum of $321.11million and CNY33.3million into the Retail Secondary Market Intervention Sales (SMIS) segment.

Meanwhile, the Naira on Tuesday, September 10, 2019, exchanged at an average of N357/$1 in the BDC segment of the market.