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Cardoso: CBN Not Defending Naira with Forex Reserves

Muhammad A. Aliyu
By Muhammad A. Aliyu
Published: April 18, 2024
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Mr. Olayemi Cardoso, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), addressed speculations surrounding the decline in the nation’s foreign reserves and the simultaneous appreciation of the Naira in the foreign exchange market.

Speaking at the Spring Meetings of the IMF and the World Bank, Cardoso emphasized that the CBN is not defending the Naira using the country’s foreign reserves.

He stressed that the apex bank is committed to fostering a foreign exchange market governed by the principle of willing buyers and willing sellers.

In his words: “Defending the Naira, from every indication is an elephant in some rooms. I will make this as clear as possible. It is not our intention to defend the Naira. Much as I have read in the recent few days some opinions about what has happened in terms of our reserves being drawn down, the CBN Defending the Naira, if you take your mind to our philosophy and policy, you will see it will be counter intuitive. We want the Naira to perform independently as long as we have a vibrant forex market.

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“Initially we needed to keep the BDCs going. So it is important for people to get forex for school fees, travels and the like.

“The shift you see in our reserve is not to defend the Naira but for things like settling obligations that fell due. Mind you, that is the reason for keeping foreign reserves, in the first place.”

The CBN Governor also said that his team is cooperating with the fiscal authorities and that, “Ways and Means is no longer an issue.

He said, “Let me be upfront in saying that the monetary policy is only one side. It is very clear to us that we need to have a very good handshake with the fiscal authorities.

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“For instance, food inflation is not within the purview of the CBN. Ways and Means is now less an issue.”

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Muhammad Ameer Aliyu, is a prolific journalist who joined Okay Nigeria in 2015 with the aim staying committed to bringing more positive growth to the digital news platform. He is the Senior Editor at Okay Nigeria.
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