Nigeria Seeks Dollars Stashed Outside Banks With Amnesty Plan

Residents have been hoarding dollars as protection against the incessant plunge in the naira.

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Nigeria unveiled an amnesty program to draw out foreign-exchange hoarded by individuals outside banks in a bid to support the nation’s currency, which plummeted to a new low on Thursday.

Individuals won’t be subjected to tax audits and the government won’t expropriate the assets, the Central Bank of Nigeria said in a statement on Thursday. The program will be open for nine months.

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“The scheme offers a secure, confidential channel for people to reintegrate their legitimate foreign currency funds, promoting stability and growth for our nation,” Finance Minister Wale Edun said in the statement.

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Residents have been hoarding dollars as protection against the incessant plunge in the naira. The currency is Africa’s worst performer after the Ethiopian birr this year, and dropped 2.7% to a low of 1,675.40 versus the dollar on Thursday.

Low liquidity in the foreign-exchange market has been blamed for the naira’s woes. President Bola Tinubu allowed the naira to trade more freely and scrapped multiple exchange rates after he took office.

Source:norvanreports.com

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