{"id":25818,"date":"2017-02-27T14:16:46","date_gmt":"2017-02-27T14:16:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fdcng.com\/?p=25818"},"modified":"2017-02-27T14:16:46","modified_gmt":"2017-02-27T14:16:46","slug":"nigeria-reacts-positively-to-a-forex-crisis-of-confidence-and-liquidity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fdcng.com\/nigeria-reacts-positively-to-a-forex-crisis-of-confidence-and-liquidity\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria reacts positively to a forex crisis of confidence and liquidity"},"content":{"rendered":"
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]With less than $600m supply into the spot market, the naira has gained 13% of its value to N460\/$. Can you imagine what would have happened if the spot market was adequately funded in a transparent manner 9 months ago, rather than the opaque forward transactions.<\/p>\n
Maybe we could have had a soft landing rather than a race to the bottom. This move by the CBN is a good one in the right direction provided the dollar supply is sustained.<\/p>\n
We expect the CBN to commit itself to a regular and predictable supply of dollars to the forex spot market in March. There will be a rapid convergence of rates and a gradual end to multiple exchange rates (MER) and forex abuse.<\/p>\n
Please find attached the presentation shared on Channels TV network news on February 20th by Mr. Bismarck Rewane.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]