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Naira Becoming A ‘banana Republic’ Currency by emamos: 8:29pm On Feb 21, 2016
Financial Derivatives Company has said that the increasing uncertainty in the foreign exchange market has turned the naira into a ‘banana republic’ currency.
Meanwhile the naira on Friday appreciated to N275 per dollar at the parallel market, representing N25 appreciation when compared with the closing rate of N400 on Thursday
This halted a four day N75 depreciation of the nation’s currency in the parallel market, as the exchange rate rose steadily from N325 per dollar the previous week to N400 on Thursday due to intense demand for foreign exchange aggravated by severe scarcity of dollars.
Vanguard investigation revealed that the appreciation of the naira on Friday was due to massive sell off of dollars following a text message from the Association of Bureaux De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON) advising bureaux de change (BDCs) to ensure compliance with Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) regulations and avoid being used by foreign exchange speculators to engage in hoarding of the dollar. According to a BDC operator who spoke to Vanguard on condition of anonymity, the message triggered apprehension and speculations of CBN intervention in the market to bring down the rate.
ABCON President, Alhaji Aminu Gwadabe confirmed the circulation of the text message, saying it was an attempt to ensure that its members don’t fall into the temptation of being used to engage in any form of malpractice. “We are just trying to play our role and do what we can to ensure calm and sanity in the market”, he told Vanguard.
On its part, the Financial Derivatives Company, in its bi-month bulletin issued last week, blamed the steady depreciation of the naira in the parallel market to uncertainties in the foreign exchange market. The Company said, “The CBN is resisting the idea of allowing the naira float and find its true value. The rumour about the restriction of payments on education and healthcare has led to a steep depreciation of the naira. The uncertainty in the forex market is fast feeding into the currency risk premium and thus making the naira turn into a banana republic currency.
“We expect imported inflation to impact prices in February. The foreign exchange uncertainty in the country has led to the depreciation of the naira to as low as N370 per dollar.”
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http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/02/naira-becoming-a-banana-republic-currency/
Re: Naira Becoming A ‘banana Republic’ Currency by emamos: 8:30pm On Feb 21, 2016
Naija go beta
Re: Naira Becoming A ‘banana Republic’ Currency by kilode100(f): 8:33pm On Feb 21, 2016
emamos:
Naija go beta

E go better, na poor man prayer..

Let's assume that GEJ was the president and dollar is 400, wetin fordey happen?..

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Re: Naira Becoming A ‘banana Republic’ Currency by emamos: 8:36pm On Feb 21, 2016
kilode100:


E go better, na poor man prayer..

Let's assume that GEJ was the president and dollar is 400, wetin fordey happen?..

naija go stil beta... It is well
Re: Naira Becoming A ‘banana Republic’ Currency by psucc(m): 8:37pm On Feb 21, 2016
Na Zimbabwe we want overtake.
Re: Naira Becoming A ‘banana Republic’ Currency by kilode100(f): 8:40pm On Feb 21, 2016
emamos:
naija go stil beta... It is well


Papa God o... Biko come down and intervene biko... Buhari has killed us o.. cry cry

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Re: Naira Becoming A ‘banana Republic’ Currency by oyinkinola: 8:41pm On Feb 21, 2016
emamos:

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/02/naira-becoming-a-banana-republic-currency/

1. ....there are very many commentary on depreciation of ₦ nowadays expecially in parallel market, although parallel or black market can be manipulated by the traders, they either do it on their self interest, so those who doesn't beleive in the prosperity of nigeria can harbour $ as they can on imported goods hereby cause hike!
But in my own point of view the depreciation of ₦ is a great success to this nation if well manage to nigeria situation today. the looted fund is in $ and it must be refunded back in $, so if $1 is ₦198 when the money is looted, then if the money is refund today at $1 to ₦350 the nation has gained ₦152!
imagine if $1=₦1000, the gain is ₦902!
So in conclusion if the government managed to refund the $trillion looted and the refunded money, change it in parallel market, this will reduce the pressure on ₦ and the scarcity of $ in parallel market so the ₦=$.

(take note all the money took out of CBN during jonathan regime were changed in parallel market before ditributed)

you have other opinion?

2. ...2017 budget will beat record... ₦1 quadrillion!, all the social sectors will be substantially finance to trillions ₦, poverty will be completely eradicated and by the end of year 2018 Nigeria will be declared a developed state and classify one of the first three country in the index of human .
I know you will argue on how this can happen with the economics situation of today, low foreign reserve, low oil price, with depreciation of ₦.
yes oil price is down, foreign reserve is dry but we still have foreign looted fund reserve at hand! when recovered and well managed, it won't be problem to have money for this budget!
we can only pray that a $ hit ₦1000 and all $1 trillion looted recovered!
I know for sure that with the determination of this government and the support of foreign nation to help recovered all $ trillion looted it will happen.....$1 trillion recovered and change to ₦ will give us ₦1 quadrillion needed to financ that budget!
year 2017 bye bye to poverty!

3. ....OIL AND LFR
THE TWO MAIN MEANS OF INCOME FOR NIGERIA ECONOMY
.....with the determination of Nigeria president Buhari and the trust of of world leaders toward nigeria, from America, Eroupe, Asia and gulf nation the down price of oil and the rise in $ is not a corse to nigeria but a blessing.
Among the oil producing countries, and OPEC only nigeria have what other didn't, we have oil in common but nigeria have the looters as well, this opportunity raise nigeria above other oil nation and when all this country are frustrated with oil down price, nigeria have turn to her looted fund reserved to keep her economy running.
Nigeria is bless with oil and (LFR) looted fund reserve, when the oil price is down, the rise-up of dollar $ hike the value of our LFR, if government inject the LFR recovered on the economy, it will boot our economy!
at rate of $ to ₦ today if government managed to recovered $1 trillion LFR it will give us:

$1=₦400, $1trillion=₦400trillion!
I hereby challenge the Nigeria economists who insist that rising $ and downwards of oil price is a broke to nigeria economy to come-up for debate!
Note (LFR is looted fund reserve)
Re: Naira Becoming A ‘banana Republic’ Currency by kennyman2000(m): 9:23pm On Feb 21, 2016
Hmmmm
Re: Naira Becoming A ‘banana Republic’ Currency by Abosedeni: 11:24pm On Feb 21, 2016
kilode100:



Papa God o... Biko come down and intervene biko... Buhari has killed us o.. cry cry



This killed me grin

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Re: Naira Becoming A ‘banana Republic’ Currency by Abosedeni: 11:25pm On Feb 21, 2016
psucc:
Na Zimbabwe we want overtake.

Hehehe

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