Why Nigeria May Be Forced To Seek Dollar Loan –IMF
The International Monetary Fund has said Nigeria is free to seek loan in dollars from the Fund to stabilise the currency if it considers a good option as the naira is currently under pressure, OSUN DEFENDER learnt.
However, the Fund noted that the recent exchange policies and other reforms taken by the Nigerian authorities were in order.
The organisation also expressed support for Olayemi Cardoso-led Central Bank of Nigeria’s last week’s decision to halt the eight-year foreign exchange ban on cement, rice, poultry products and 40 other items. The past administration of the CBN had imposed the forex ban in 2015.
This was made known at the World Bank Group/International Monetary Fund Meeting in Marrakech, Morocco.
IMF said inflation in Nigeria was till high at 26 per cent in August while the naira continued to be under pressure.
The local currency, which fell from about 450/dollar to an average of 760/dollar following the exchange reforms of the President Bola Tinubu, has continued to drop at the parallel market.
The local currency plunged to 1045/dollar on Thursday.
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