CBN Announces Unification of FX Windows, Stops Naira4Dollar Scheme
By blueprint.ng
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced the unification of all segments of the Nigerian forex market.
The apex bank, in a statement Wednesday, announced the collapse of all windows into the Investors & Exporters (I&E) window.
This move is part of the federal government’s efforts to improve liquidity and stability in the market and attract foreign investors into the economy.
The apex bank stopped the RT200 programme and the naira4dollar remittance scheme effective 30 June.
According to the press statement signed by the Director of Financial Markets, Angela Sere-Ejembi, the bank abolished the segmentation of the FX market into different windows.
“All transactions will now be done through the Investors and Exporters (I&E) window, where the exchange rate will be determined by market forces.
Applications for medicals, school fees, BTA/PTA, and SMEs would continue to be processed through deposit money banks,” it said.
On Wednesday the Naira weakened significantly against the United States dollar at the Investors and Exporters window as CBN allowed the local fiat to trade ‘freely’ in an effort to reset the nation’s monetary policy.
Reports claimed that the CBN directed banks to remove the cap on the investors’ and exporters’ (I & E) window of the forex market to allow for the free float of the naira exchange rate.
