FX: Policy Group Rates Tinubu, CBN’s Impact in Naira, Dollar Battle

• A policy think tank has praised President Bola Tinubu and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for their efforts in stabilising and boosting the value of the Naira, preventing its further decline
• The group emphasised that the current upward trend in the Naira's value results from positive policies implemented by the Federal Government and the CBN
• In a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday, the group asserted that President Tinubu's administration and the CBN should be applauded for their measures targeting both the supply and demand aspects of the foreign exchange market

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FCT, Abuja - The Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI) announced that Nigeria's fiscal and monetary authorities have devised strategies to strengthen the economy.

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The group said:

“We need to, as a matter of fact, from the outset, commend the dexterity of the CBN Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, in conceiving policies and deploying them to time and target as he virtually willed into existence a new monetary policy and exchange rate ecosystem by using policy actions to address both the supply and demand sides of the domestic foreign exchange market.”

The group emphasised a significant policy introduced on January 31st as part of a series of market regulation measures.

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The Central Bank of Nigeria's (CBN) directive regarding NOP mandates that no bank can hold a long position exceeding 20%, meaning they cannot have more foreign currency assets than liabilities by more than 20%.

This mandate aims to prompt banks to start selling off approximately $7 billion worth of foreign currency assets they have held in long positions, addressing concerns about the supply of foreign exchange.

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President Bola Tinubu's Information and Strategy Special Adviser, Bayo Onanuga, cautioned speculators to swiftly sell off their dollars to prevent potential losses.

The advice came in response to the Central Bank of Nigeria's announcement that it has resolved the $7 billion foreign exchange backlog from Governor Yemi Cardoso's tenure.

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