The Central Bank of Nigeria has approved a Special Secondary Market Intervention Retail Sales for airlines operating in the country to enable them to access foreign exchange.
The Deputy Director, Press and Public Affairs, Ministry of Transportation, Mr. James Odaudu, announced the plan in a statement in Abuja on Friday.
Odaudu explained that the intervention was a direct result of the interaction with CBN by the Minister of State, Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, on behalf of the airlines.
He said the intervention was an important one off exercise dedicated to the clearance of the backlog of matured foreign exchange obligations.
Odaudu said the resolution by the apex bank to intervene in the interbank foreign exchange market through forward settlement was expected to engender market confidence.
He said that it would also ensure access to Forex by the airlines to settle their obligations and sustain the integrity of the Nigerian Inter-Bank Foreign Exchange market.
He said, “The import of this peculiar exercise is that the CBN will not apply the relevant provisions under clause 2.4.3 (i) of its Revised Guidelines for the Operation of the Nigerian Inter-Bank Foreign Exchange Market.
Source: http://punchng.com/cbn-approves-special-forex-intervention-airlines/
