Rapport: Den nigerianske centralbanks incitamentsordning kunne ikke standse Naira-afskrivningen

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’s attempt to incentivize the country’s forex market through the so-called “Naira for Dollar” scheme has failed. This is evidenced by the local currency’s plunge of more than 25% since the launch of the incentive scheme in March 2021.

Naira Depreciation

The CBN’s scheme that encourages recipients of cross-border remittances to cash out via formal channels failed to incentivize the forex market and has therefore not achieved the bank’s goal of halting the naira’s depreciation, har en rapport sagt.

According to one rapport in a local news site, Blueprint, since the launch of the Naira for Dollar scheme more than 13 måneder siden, the naira’s exchange rate versus the U.S. dollar fell by more than 25%. I skrivende stund, the naira-to-dollar exchange on the parallel market is 612 naira for every dollar. The official exchange rate has remained at 415 naira for every dollar.

As previously rapporteret by Bitcoin-Tidings.com News, the CBN launched the incentive scheme more than a month after it directed financial institutions to block crypto entities from the banking ecosystem.

Dengang, the CBN’s goal was to lure Nigerians in the diaspora who were reportedly sending remittances via alternative channels, which use the black market exchange rate. By directing cross-border remittances to official channels, the CBN would be able to increase the amount of foreign currency that flows into its coffers. Large foreign currency reserves in turn would be used to support the naira. I marts, an economist with the central bank declared that the scheme had achieved its objective and was thus a success.

Indirect Naira Devaluation

alligevel, some unnamed pundits quoted in the report insist the scheme alone cannot undo the pricing anomalies caused by inconsistent policies. Some experts and organizations even view the incentive scheme as a form of devaluation of the naira. og Messari, Cowry Asset Management is quoted in Blueprint remarking on how the scheme may have sent the wrong signals to the market.

“However, we feel that the CBN’s Naira for Dollar Scheme appears to be another form of Naira depreciation which may have sent the wrong signal to the forex market,” the asset management firm said.

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Terence Zimwara

Terence Zimwara er en Zimbabwe prisvindende journalist, forfatter og forfatter. Han har skrevet meget om de økonomiske problemer i nogle afrikanske lande, samt hvordan digitale valutaer kan give afrikanere en flugtvej.

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