Do you know that not all members of the European Union (EU) adopt the Euro as official currency or as their second currency? The EU is a political and economic union that has a total area of 4,233,255.3 km² and an estimated total population of about 447 million. There were 28 EU member countries until … Read more
When the European Union (EU) was founded on November 1, 1993, the union was not designed with microstates in mind. No wonder the EU only recognises 27 countries as its members. But there are some independent tiny countries that adopt Euro as their official currency. As we know Euro is popular among the EU member … Read more
The Asian economy is promising. It houses countries like China, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore that are now destinations for multinationals. Yet, some countries in the continent find it difficult to keep up with the pace of economic development thereby making their currencies one of the lowest currencies on the Asian continent. The continent also … Read more
Apart from Asia’s 59.76 per cent of the world population, its economy has commanded a lot of attention from investment analysts around the world, following some drastic economic policies that have led to substantial growth. For instance, Asian countries like China (the biggest by GDP), Singapore, Japan, and South Korea among others have been able to … Read more
Currently, the Peruvian Sol is the strongest currency in South America, followed by the Brazilian real. The monetary policies of their leaders helped the currencies attain their position on the exchange rate market on that continent. The value of a country’s currency is very important. A financial or investment expert can use the value of the … Read more
When doing a cross-border transaction or investing in another country, it’s important to know the value of the currency of the country you want to invest in. In case you’re considering an investment, in the fourth largest continent, this article highlights the five weakest currencies in South America after we highlighted the strongest legal tender … Read more
The reduction in the official value of a currency in relation to other currencies at the foreign exchange market is called devaluation. This is one of the economic challenges Nigeria is currently passing through. Devaluation is peculiar to an importing-dependent economy that is also battling with insecurity and leadership catastrophe. For instance, if a crate … Read more
The strongest currencies in Africa in 2023 in terms of US Dollar exchange rate are Tunisian Dinar, Libyan Dinar, Moroccan Dirham, Ghanaian Cedi, Seychellois Rupee, Botswana Pula, Eritrean Nakfa, Namibian Dollar, Lesotho Loti, and Swaziland Lilangeni. In this post, we will compare currencies in Africa against the United State dollar and come up with the 15 most valuable currencies on the continent … Read more
The Nigerian Naira is one of the worst-performing currencies in Africa, no thanks to the parasitic leadership who has no economic direction. Even as foreign investors continue to pull out of the Nigerian stock market, those at the helm of affairs continue to bank on speculative data that do not reflect the reality of hardship … Read more
On Thursday, February 10, 2022, the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) disclosed that the apex bank would stop selling forex to banks. The new FX policy, according to Godwin Emefiele, would begin before the end of 2022, calling on the Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) to begin to source forex to meet their obligations. … Read more