{"id":320043,"date":"2024-04-23T09:43:35","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T08:43:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=320043"},"modified":"2024-04-23T09:43:35","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T08:43:35","slug":"naira-depreciates-to-n1250-in-parallel-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/04\/23\/naira-depreciates-to-n1250-in-parallel-market\/","title":{"rendered":"Naira depreciates to N1,250\/$ in parallel market"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>The closing rate represented 5.51 per cent depreciation<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The naira exchanged on Monday at N1,234.49 to dollar at the official market.<\/p>\n<p>The closing rate represented 5.51 per cent depreciation at the beginning of the week.<\/p>\n<p>It exchanged at N1,250 to dollar at the parallel market.<\/p>\n<p>The local currency had of recent commenced rapid recovery, as volatility in the market dropped after the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) commenced dollar sales to bureau de change operators.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/04\/11\/bdcs-back-cbns-directive-stopping-use-of-domiciliary-accounts-as-collateral\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBN<\/a> recently directed that all authorized dealers to pay Personal and Business Travel, allowances (PTA\/BTA) to their customers through electronic channels only, including debit or credit cards instead of cash.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn line with the Bank\u2019s commitment to ensure transparency and stability in the foreign exchange market and avoid foreign exchange malpractices, All Authorized Dealer Banks shall henceforth effect payout of PTA\/BTA through electronic channels only, including debit or credit cards. 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