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CBN Moves to unify FX rates across markets

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The Nigerian central bank will work towards gradual unification of exchange rates across all forex windows, the bank said in a document seen by Reuters on Wednesday.

Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy, operates a multiple exchange rate regime which it has used to manage pressure on the currency and to absorb the impact of an oil price crash.

Pix: CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele

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