BusinessDay Forex Racket Report Unfounded-CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reacted to a report carried by BusinessDay Newspapers to the effect that foreign exchange rackets are being perpetrated with the backing of the regulator, saying the report was not only unfounded but baseless and spurious.
In a statement signed by the Director, Corporate Communications of the apex Bank, Mr Isaac Okorafor and made available to Economic Confidential in Abuja, CBN challenges BusinessDay to provide names and verifiable evidence of collusion between the faceless agents and the officials of the bank. The statement reads:
“The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has been alerted on the frontpage headline story in the BusinessDay newspaper on Monday, February 4, 2019 titled: “Exposed the Sleazy Face of N306/$, inside Nigeria’s racket where faceless agents pocket over N32bn annually”.
“The management of the CBN wishes to react to the report wherein BusinessDay newspaper alleges that faceless agents in Nigeria are exploiting the country’s multiple exchange rates to devastating effects and allegedly with the backing of regulators.
“The CBN wishes to state unequivocally that this report is unfounded and untrue and challenges BusinessDay to provide the names and verifiable evidence of collusion between these faceless agents and officials of the CBN, who are working to perpetuate these so called Fx racket schemes. We would also urge the management of BusinessDay to contact the CBN prior to making such spurious allegations, as we were denied the benefit of responding to this article.
“The CBN wishes to remind BusinessDay, as most financial observers have noted, that the Fx rates across various markets governed and regulated by the CBN, have been converging, leaving no room for arbitrage opportunities in Nigeria’s Fx market.
“For avoidance of doubt, the CBN will continue to act in the best interest of Nigeria and shall ensure it remains focused on its core mandate of sustaining the stability in the FX market.