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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has approved another sale of foreign exchange (FX) to eligible Bureau De Change (BDC) operators at N1,590 per dollar, to meet the demand for invisible transactions.
CBN announced the sale, yesterday, in a circular entitled: ‘Sales of Foreign Exchange to BDCs to Meet Retail Market Demand For Eligible Invisible Transactions’, signed by the Acting Director, Trade and Exchange Department, W.J. Kanya.
The apex bank said it would sell $20,000 at N1,590 to each BDC. CBN stated: “This is to inform the BDC operators and the general public that the CBN will be providing additional liquidity to this segment of the foreign exchange market. To this end, the CBN has approved the sale of $20,000 to each eligible BDC at N1,590. This is to meet the demand for invisible transactions.
“All BDCs are allowed to sell to eligible end-users at a margin of not more than one per cent above the purchase rate from CBN. Eligible BDCs interested in this transaction are directed to make the naira payment to the CBN Deposit Account Numbers with them.”
The financial regulator also said payment confirmation and all necessary documentation for disbursement were to be submitted at the appropriate branches of the CBN in Abuja, Awka, Kano and Lagos for collection.
