World Bank criticizes CBN exchange policies, says it’s hindering investors
World Bank criticizes CBN exchange policies, says
The World Bank has again slammed the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN’s) exchange rate management policies.
According to the Bretton wood institution, the exchange rate policies of Nigeria are not only discouraging investors from coming into the country, but they were also fuelling inflation in the country.
This was contained in the November edition of Bank’s Nigeria Development Update, saying there had been intense pressure on the naira, with the CBN constantly raising the nominal official exchange rate.
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The organization noted that the CBN’s foreign exchange management system was too rigid, with the system driving inflation in the country.
The report read in part: “The government’s exchange rate management policies continue to discourage investment and fuel inflation. Exchange rate stability is a key CBN policy objective, and to preserve its external reserves the CBN continues to manage FX demand and limit the supply of FX to the market.
“Pressure on the naira remains intense, and while the CBN has raised the nominal official exchange rate three times since the start of the pandemic (by 15 per cent in March 2020, five per cent in August 2020, and seven per cent in May 2021), FX management remains too rigid to respond to external shocks. Meanwhile, exchange-rate management has emerged as one of the key drivers of inflation.”
According to it, “While the CBN supplied an average of $2.5bn to the Investors.
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