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International Operations
International Operations
FX Structure |FX Mgt Before Now. | FX
Mkt
| Debt
Conversion | Exch. Rate
Policy
Movement in Reserves |
International Payments
| Reserve Management
Exchange Rate Policy
The main objectives of exchange rate policy in Nigeria are to preserve the value of the domestic currency, maintain a favourable external reserves position and ensure external balance without compromising the need for internal balance and the overall goal of macroeconomic stability.
Exchange Rate Movement
The average AFEM intervention rate which closed at N82.33 to a dollar
in 1995 appreciated to N81.48 per dollar in 1996. The rate depreciated continuously
to N81.98, N84.84 and N91.83 in 1997, 1998 and 1999 respectively. The rates in
the bureaux de change showed similar trend. At the bureaux de change, the rate
closed at N83.69 to a dollar in 1995, appreciated to N83.15 per dollar in 1996
before depreciating to N99.26 per dollar in 1999. The parallel market premium
moved from 1.6 per cent in 1996 to 3.2 per cent in 1999. Meanwhile, the market
determined exchange rate at the IFEM has remained within the pre-determined fluctuation
bands.
