The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Thursday assured the public of its readiness to continue to promote orderliness and professional conduct by all participants in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange (FX) Market to ensure market forces determine exchange rates on a Willing Buyer – Willing Seller principle.
The apex bank, in a statement by its Director, Corporate Communications, Dr. Isa AbdulMumin, maintained that the prevailing FX rates should be referenced from platforms such as the CBN website, FMDQ, and other recognised or appointed trading systems to promote price discovery, transparency, and credibility in the FX rates.
According to the spokesman, as part of its responsibility to ensure price stability, the CBN will boost liquidity in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market by interventions from time to time.
He further clarified: “As market liquidity improves, these CBN interventions will gradually decrease.
“Importers of all the 43 items previously restricted by the 2015 Circular referenced TED/FEM/FPC/GEN/01/010 and its addendums are now allowed to purchase foreign exchange in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market.
“The CBN is committed to accelerating efforts to clear the FX backlog with existing participants and will continue dialogue with stakeholders to address the issue.
“The CBN has set as one of its goals the attainment of a single FX market. Consultation is ongoing with market participants to achieve this goal”, AbdulMumin added.
He advised participants in the FX market and the public to be appropriately guided by the stated guidelines and initiatives to boost liquidity in the market.
