The Central Bank of Nigeria has begun another tranche of dollar sales to Bureau De Change Operators to further boost Naira’s appreciation at foreign exchange market.
The National President of the Association of Bureau De Change Operators, Aminu Gwadabe exclusively confirmed this to DAILY POST on Monday.
Accordingly, the apex bank has started selling $10,000 FX to each eligible BDC at N1,101 per dollar.
The apex said All BDCs are allowed to sell to end-users at a margin not more than 1.5 per cent above the purchase rate from CBN.
The implication is that BDCs are to buy at N1,101 per dollar and sell at N1,117.52.
“It is true, CBN had started selling dollars to our members at N1,101/$1, it was reviewed downward from N1,251 per Dollar”, he said.
The development came barely 48 hours after BDCs urged FX allocation below N1,251 per dollar to sustain the Naira’s appreciation in the forex market.
Recall that CBN sold $10,000 at an exchange rate of N1,251 to BDCs to defend the Naira in the foreign exchange market last month.
For a month, the Naira has continued its appreciation against the dollar, which stood at N1,251.05 per dollar last Friday.
