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Naira bounces back, appreciates to N470/$ in the parallel market

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<p><&excl;-- BEGIN THEIA POST SLIDER --><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"uFRipmZJ" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"c17N2mY4" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>The naira this morning reversed its two weeks loss to the dollar in the<a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;google&period;com&sol;search&quest;q&equals;parallel&plus;market&amp&semi;oq&equals;parallel&plus;market&amp&semi;aqs&equals;chrome&period;&period;69i57j0i131i433j0j0i131i433j0l4&period;5120j1j9&amp&semi;sourceid&equals;chrome&amp&semi;ie&equals;UTF-8"> parallel market<&sol;a>&comma; appreciating by N20 to N470 per dollar&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The naira had earlier depreciated by N30 against the dollar&comma; as the parallel market exchange rate rose sharply to N500 per dollar on Monday&comma; November 30th from N470 per dollar on Friday&comma; November 20th 2020&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"36AdAU9M" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block&semi; text-align&colon;center&semi;" &NewLine; data-ad-layout&equals;"in-article" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"fluid" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"6550225277"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>But the new rules introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria on Monday&comma; November 30th&comma; which allowed beneficiaries of diaspora remittances and foreign exchange transfers into domiciliary account&comma; to collect the proceed in foreign currency cash&comma; halted the dwindling fortunes of the naira&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad1" id&equals;"quads-ad1" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>As result the naira gained N10 against the dollar yesterday &lpar;Tuesday December 1st&rpar; as the parallel market exchange rate dropped to N490 per dollar from N500 per dollar on Monday&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>This trend continued this morning&comma; howbeit on a larger scale&comma; as the parallel market exchange rate further dropped to N470 per dollar from N490 per dollar yesterday&comma; translating to N20 appreciation for the dollar&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad5" id&equals;"quads-ad5" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;nigeriantracker&period;com&sol;2020&sol;07&sol;15&sol;lockdown-small-scale-businesses-incurred-debts&sol;">Lockdown&colon; Small Scale Businesses incurred debts&period;<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Thus&comma; the naira had reversed the N30 loss against the dollar since November 20th&comma; 2020&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The sharp appreciation of the naira according to Aminu Gwadabe&comma; President Association of Bureaux De Change Operators of Nigeria &lpar;ABCON&rpar; shows the effectiveness of the new CBN rule receipt of diaspora remittances&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He said&colon; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Certainly&comma; those hoarding foreign exchange better sell now otherwise they will lick their wounds&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Commenting further on how the new rule will impact dollar supply and the activities in the BDC subsector&comma; Gwadabe said&colon; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The monopoly of &lpar;banks&rpar; is broken and the policy will induce liquidity in the BDC subsector&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;It is true that the volume of diaspora remittances amidst COVID-19 19 is still huge&period; In fact&comma; other countries like Kenya and Zimbabwe are recording higher diaspora remittances inflow as a result of skillful medical doctors abroad&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Nigeria is expected to close the year with over &dollar;20 billion diaspora remittances despite the pandemic in 2020&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The beneficiary is free to collect his proceeds in foreign cash currency and trade it in the BDC subsector which will lead to true price equilibrium in the market&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- END THEIA POST SLIDER -->&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 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