Economics

Nigeria Suddenly Bars Sale of $5.7 Billion to Money Traders

  • Central bank sells $200 million to banks to meet demand
  • Nigeria will also stop issuing permits to bureaus de change
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Nigeria’s central bank halted the sale of foreign exchange to money changers to ease pressure on the nation’s currency, Governor Godwin Emefiele said.