BDCs Seek CBN’s Support To Meet FX Demand   The Association of Bureaux De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON) has solicited the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) support in ensuring that Bureaux De Change (BDCs) continue to sell dollars to retail end forex buyers. In a notice...

Net Forex Inflow Drops By 30% To $2.69bn As Outflow Rose By 53%   The members of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s, CBN, Monetary Policy Committee, MPC, have called on the apex bank to carry out a comprehensive review of the foreign exchange market operations in...

In 7 Months, CBN Sold $867.68m Forex To SMEs     The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has raised the volume of foreign exchange sales to the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) category businesses by 31 percent in the first seven months of this year (January to...

Foreign Investors Raise Nigerian Investments By 74%   Foreign portfolio investors have increased their participation in the Nigerian stock market by almost three-quarters as steady corporate earnings and improving foreign exchange (forex) Liquidity continued to sustain rally by Nigerian equities. Latest trading data on foreign portfolio investments...

Forex Shoots Cooking Gas Above N8,000   The price of 12.5kg of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, popularly called cooking gas, which was sold for N7,000 about a week ago, has increased to between N8,000 and N8,200, amidst various concerns by marketers and producers of the commodity. Of the...

'Purchase Price Inflation Rises On Forex Challenge'             Unfavourable exchange rate movement exerted pressure on cost, leading to a rise in purchase price inflation. Stanbic IBTC Bank Nigeria disclosed in its Purchasing Managers Index report for the third quarter of 2021. The report however added that private sector...