Dear Nigerians,
Nigerian
Naira’s Devaluation is no more news. The question asked now is, what is
the way forward? For those of you who have money in your Nigerian bank
accounts, you know that you are loosing money by the day as a result of
the uncertainty of our dwindling economy.
The Nigerian Central Bank began the process of devaluation of the Naira,
this may drive people towards cryptocurrencies as an alternative investment
option.
The centralized monetary policies inherently flawed, proves the ongoing
collapse of government-formed finance structure of many countries,
including Greece, Venezuela and China.
Now, Nigeria is also falling into the same category, thanks to the falling
oil exports following international conflicts. In the current economic
structure, the majority of international trades are carried out using
reserve currencies – the US Dollar. While imports and exports are vital for
the countries to maintain economic growth, the value of the native currency
against the reserve currency determines the country’s capability in smooth
trading.
As it seems, Nigeria is suffering right there...at the moment...
The currency, so far been pegged at about 199 per dollar has crashed by
almost 100 points in recent times. The actual trading value of Naira stands
at around 280 to 300 Naira per dollar, while the current black market rates
are around 370 Naira per dollar. The Nigerian Central bank has announced
yesterday that the value of country’s legal tender will soon be market
driven as the bank intends to get rid of the peg which was in place for
over 16 months.
The main intention behind central bank’s decision is to prevent rapid
depletion
of the country’s foreign exchange reserves. This move has indeed
created panic as investors during the initial days as their
investments will end up getting diluted by almost 50 percent.
Protection for investors against devaluation of Naira is...Click for more information
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