The Central Bank of Nigeria has offered $876 million to the Foreign Exchange markets to fulfil bids submitted by customers at an auction concluded on Wednesday.
CBN’s Acting Director, Corporate Communications Department, Hakama Sidi-Ali, said this in a statement issued on Wednesday.
According to her, it is the latest testament to the apex bank’s commitment to support the FX market by enhancing liquidity when necessary.
Sidi-Ali said: “In line with its pledge to provide transparent access to foreign exchange for all legitimate customers, the CBN’s leadership has introduced an additional mechanism.
“This is through the Retail Dutch Auction System (RDAS) to directly facilitate fx sales to end users.
“This approach aims to foster a more transparent market, reducing information asymmetry and supporting price discovery.
“It complements the two-way quote system deployed over the past few months to enhance liquidity in the interbank market.
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“Through it, more than $305 million of foreign exchange has been sold to authorised dealers in the last three weeks.”
The Director said that the CBN’s policy objectives were yielding tangible results and bolstering market confidence.
According to Sidi-Ali, net foreign exchange flows rose to $25.4 billion between January and June, marking a 55 percent year-over-year increase.
She said that this growth had been driven by a rise in capital importation, which reached $6 billion in June, and record inflows from diaspora remittances through formal channels.
She added: “The foreign exchange market is also showing signs of improvement and increased depth, with more robust and diversified sources of liquidity contributing to the sustained convergence of exchange rates across all segments of the market.
“The official market recorded a turnover of 43 billion dollars in customer transactions by the end of July, with CBN-supplied liquidity representing less than five per cent of total market activities.
“The CBN remains steadfast in its commitment to fostering a transparent, market-driven foreign exchange market.
“It will also continue to strengthen the market’s capacity to meet the needs of all legitimate participants.”
