The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Monday announced the sale of Foreign Exchange (FX) to Bureau De Change (BDC) operators at N1,101/$1.
The CBN stated this in a circular addressed to the operators, adding that the sum of $10,000 would be sold to each BDC at below market rate.
The central bank also mandated the BDCs to sell the dollars to eligible customers at a rate not exceeding 1.5 per cent above the purchase price.
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This suggests BDCs are not expected to sell above N1,117/$1.
The Naira traded at N1,251.05/$1 on the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM) over the weekend.
