The Director, Corporate Communications at the Bank, Isaac Okorafor confirmed today, Friday, that the sum of CNY41.14million was for payment of Renminbi-denominated Letters of Credit for agriculture as well as raw materials.
Today’s, Friday transaction was in addition to the $205 million injected into the Wholesale, Small and Medium Enterprises, and Invisibles segments of the market on Tuesday.
Okorafor expressed satisfaction with the performance and stability of the country’s economy, noting that the country would experience more growth as the Bank has placed restrictions on the purchase of forex from the Nigerian foreign exchange market for items in the textile and cotton value chain.
Meanwhile, the Naira exchanged atN360/$1 on Friday, May 3, in the Bureau De Change (BDC) segment of the market.
