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    CBN Begins Gradual Harmonisation of Forex Rates with Removal N379/$1 Rate from Website

    Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) at the weekend began gradual harmonisation of exchange rates with the removal of N379/$1 official rate from its website.

    The move by the apex bank is one of the first indications of exchange rate harmonisation and tactical devaluation of the naira.

    The policy shift also confirmed longtime speculation that the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Rate (NAFEX) also called the Investors’ and Exporters’ Forex Window is the default official rate.

    The apex bank had last adjusted the official exchange rate in August 2020 to N379/$1. The exchange rate displayed on the website has historically been referenced as the official exchange rate even as multiple exchange rate regimes have for years dominated the forex market.

    However, all government transactions since 2021 have been converted, using the prevailing exchange rate at the official NAFEX window.

    The CBN had last November devalued the naira by N6/$1 across all exchange rate lines in line with the exchange rate unification agenda of the apex bank as recommended by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank.

    In a weekly exchange rate for disbursement of proceeds of International Money Transfer Service Operators (IMTOs), all authorised dealers, Bureau De Change (BDC) Operators and Service Providers were advised to add N6 across all rates.

    The naira exchanges at N411.25/$1 on the Investors and Exporters (I&E) Window after the CBN extended its ‘Naira for Dollar’ policy to attract more foreign capital to the economy.

    At the parallel market, the local currency exchanged at N484/$1, weaker than N483/$1 it exchanged on Thursday.

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