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Print Print 2020-03-22

Nigerian currency dealers refuse to show naira quotes

Nigerian currency dealers are refusing to show quotes to sell the US dollar after the central bank last week vowed to crack down on speculators in a bid to stop the naira from depreciating, traders said on Thursday.
Published 22 Mar, 2020 12:00am

Nigerian currency dealers are refusing to show quotes to sell the US dollar after the central bank last week vowed to crack down on speculators in a bid to stop the naira from depreciating, traders said on Thursday.
The central bank last Thursday said it was collaborating with the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) to uncover speculation and would charge such dealers for economic sabotage. The bank added that market fundamentals did not support a devaluation. The naira has been easing on the over-the-counter market on fears of a possible devaluation in the wake of an oil price collapse that has worsened dollar shortages in Africa's biggest economy.
The currency was quoted at 370 per dollar a week ago versus 366.5 two weeks earlier. On the black market the naira traded at 375 while it steadied at 307 on the official market supported by the central bank.
On Thursday traders were willing to buy dollars between 368 and 370 naira on the over-the-counter market but there were no sellers, they said, as liquidity was tight and traders were weighing central bank's threat.
"I haven't been able to buy dollars in the last two or three weeks, the market is tight," one trader said. JP Morgan analysts have said they expect the naira to be devalued by around 10% to 400 naira per dollar by the end of June.

Copyright Reuters, 2020

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