Foreign Exchange

7 Reasons Why A Country May Redenominate Its Currency

The core reasons why a country might redenominate are to fight high inflation, to simplify accounting, for political reasons, to boost investor’s confidence, to enhance pegging, and to show that a form of monetary reform. In 2007, Ghana redenominated its currency due to inflation. In 2009, the Zimbabwean Dollar was rebased due to hyperinflation. It …

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9 Reasons for Multiple Exchange Rate Systems and Its Problems

Meaning of multiple exchange rate systems Multiple exchange rate systems refer to systems where a country maintains more than one official exchange rate for its currency. How it works In a multiple exchange rate setup, the apex bank may set different rates for different types of transactions or for different types of goods and services. …

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How Does Unification of Exchange Rate Work?

What is the Unification of Exchange Rates? Unification of exchange rate refers to the process through which a country that has multiple exchange rates for its currency consolidates them into a single rate. Unifying the exchange rate seeks to simplify and streamline foreign exchange systems, and it has economic, financial, and sometimes political implications. Nigeria, for …

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former Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Lamido Sanusi II

Naira Could Fall to N1,500 – Sanusi

A former Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has warned that the US Dollar to Naira could fall to N1,500, “if the CBN printed more naira” the way it did during the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari. Sanusi, who berated how Buhari’s government managed the economy, said experts’ advice was ignored while it borrowed about NGN30 …

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CBN to Launch Forex Price Verification System (PVS)

PVS: Definition, Launch Date, and How It Works Nigeria’s apex bank will launch Go- Live of the FX Price Verification System (PVS) on August 31, 2023, it said in a statement Thursday. What is Forex Price Verification System? The Forex Price Verification System is a foreign exchange price verification system designed for importers to have access to …

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FX Inflow: How Foreign Currency Inward Transfer Works

What is FX Inflow? Foreign currency inward transfer commonly referred to as FX inflow is foreign currencies sent from another country to the other e.g. money sent from the United Kingdom to the United States. For an individual, it is a currency sent from another country to the domiciliary account of a recipient in another country. …

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