Follow AllAfrica News: Currencies, filter it, and define how you want to receive the news (via Email, RSS, Telegram, WhatsApp etc.) https://follow.it/all-africa-news-currencies Sun, 19 Sep 2021 10:40:27 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1ioeFPewRUf9HSvZKC5OeuGrEXdXG_66 [Daily Trust] It is now about 60 days since the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) reversed its policy on the sale of foreign currencies to Bureau De Change (BDC) operators, a move that banks chief executive officers supported by reinforcing their readiness to fill the gap. Though the policy received mixed reactions from the public, many were hopeful that it would help arrest the fall of the naira which was between N490 and N504 to a dollar at that time.]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2021 15:57:56 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1ioeFPewRUf9HSvZKC5OeuGrEXdXG_66 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1ioeFPewRUf9HSvZKC5Oen1d0VB8z-7c [Premium Times] On Thursday, it opened at N562 per $1 in the morning, rose to N565 at noon, before closing at N570.]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2021 11:13:56 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1ioeFPewRUf9HSvZKC5Oen1d0VB8z-7c https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1ioeFPewRUf9HSvZKC5OegO5yOwvVe_2 [Daily Trust] The Naira, on Thursday, dipped further at the parallel market in Lagos against the dollar.]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2021 09:26:27 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1ioeFPewRUf9HSvZKC5OegO5yOwvVe_2 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1ioeFPewRUc3ztdjVyPizUFW8UNEQjUn [Namibia Economist] Namibia's inflation slowed to 3.4% in August on the back of a 4% increase in prices seen in July, the latest data by the Namibian Statistics Agency shows.]]> Thu, 16 Sep 2021 17:23:39 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1ioeFPewRUc3ztdjVyPizUFW8UNEQjUn https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1ioeFPewRUc3ztdjVyPizSVCAQLB0bf5 [Daily Maverick] South Africa's rand, an erratic but often telling yardstick to gauge whether the country is headed for basket case or breadbasket status, has shot the lights out in recent weeks, rallying to a two-month best while its emerging market peers fell, with investors taking a surprisingly sunny view of recent developments.]]> Thu, 16 Sep 2021 17:09:05 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1ioeFPewRUc3ztdjVyPizSVCAQLB0bf5 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1ioeFPewRUc3ztdjVyPizarkJyTkC_2b [Daily Trust] Some people and corporate entities are saving their fortunes in dollars as a preferred store of value, Daily Trust investigations revealed.]]> Thu, 16 Sep 2021 14:25:05 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1ioeFPewRUc3ztdjVyPizarkJyTkC_2b https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1ioeFPewRUc3ztdjVyPize4DA87rvhPr [This Day] The current challenge of dollar-crunch in the country may hinder plans by Royal Dutch Shell to sell off its onshore and shallow water assets, being managed by its Nigerian unit, the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), THISDAY learnt yesterday.]]> Thu, 16 Sep 2021 10:56:26 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1ioeFPewRUc3ztdjVyPize4DA87rvhPr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1ioeFPewRUeCjyxmkEQwNSRFMxTa8z4W [Premium Times] The currency was stable at the official market.]]> Thu, 16 Sep 2021 07:35:50 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1ioeFPewRUeCjyxmkEQwNSRFMxTa8z4W https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1ioeFPewRUf0Pa-N-wBk3agzzHWHxDTV [Premium Times] The currency gained marginally against the hard currency at the official market.]]> Wed, 15 Sep 2021 09:12:17 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1ioeFPewRUf0Pa-N-wBk3agzzHWHxDTV https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1ioeFPewRUdBOhy0NBoAL27fhEn5oRuR [AIM] Maputo -- Businessman Fabiao Mabunda, owner of the building company MMocambique Construcoes, on Monday told the Maputo City Court that he is innocent of the charges of membership of a criminal organisation and money laundering.]]> Tue, 14 Sep 2021 12:06:53 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1ioeFPewRUdBOhy0NBoAL27fhEn5oRuR https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1ioeFPewRUdSQxWyV4co4Ju9CxXrVx4c [New Era] Government's plan to convert the existing food bank into a cash-based-transfer was met with derision.]]> Tue, 14 Sep 2021 11:20:13 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1ioeFPewRUdSQxWyV4co4Ju9CxXrVx4c https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1ioeFPewRUdSQxWyV4co4EGb1Jh49AJn [The Herald] MEMBERS of the public say measures put in place by Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) to allow them to buy foreign currency from bureaux de change at affordable prices, will cushion citizens from punitive parallel market exchange rates.]]> Tue, 14 Sep 2021 10:55:01 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1ioeFPewRUdSQxWyV4co4EGb1Jh49AJn https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1ioeFPewRUdSQxWyV4co4AVLTsI7B9NX [Premium Times] The plunge continued at the official and black markets.]]> Tue, 14 Sep 2021 10:00:57 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1ioeFPewRUdSQxWyV4co4AVLTsI7B9NX https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1ioeFPewRUd8KealuH30ry1Ly282xAAw [Daily News] THE government has imposed new measures, including having a capital of about 1bn /- for a businessman who wants to run a foreign exchange business in the country.]]> Mon, 13 Sep 2021 12:56:15 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1ioeFPewRUd8KealuH30ry1Ly282xAAw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1ioeFPewRUd8KealuH30r4IAmcWJ0TmB [This Day] Financial education platform, Olympus has reaffirmed its readiness to bridge knowledge gap around the ban of cryptocurrency transactions.]]> Mon, 13 Sep 2021 10:31:40 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1ioeFPewRUd8KealuH30r4IAmcWJ0TmB https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1ioeFPewRUc72HloLf5hh2sGk81fO-bN [This Day] Abuja and Lagos -- The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will, beginning from today, raise significantly the volume of its dollar supply to authorised banks to boost foreign exchange supply in the system, reiterating that only those involved in illicit transactions patronised black market operators and paid outrageous rates.]]> Fri, 10 Sep 2021 10:43:09 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1ioeFPewRUc72HloLf5hh2sGk81fO-bN https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1ioeFPewRUd30RY9tBxJ0agzzHWHxDTV [Daily Trust] Abuja, Kano -- The Naira was at a record low against the dollar on Thursday, depreciating to nearly N550 at the unofficial market from N530 at last week's close as demand for the greenback from importers continues to bump up against scarce market liquidity.]]> Fri, 10 Sep 2021 09:15:19 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1ioeFPewRUd30RY9tBxJ0agzzHWHxDTV https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1ioeFPewRUd30RY9tBxJ0XMq2h3ehXEp [Daily Trust] The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has earmarked Friday, October 1, 2021, for the launch of the guidelines for its Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) also known as the e-Naira project. The guidelines are in respect of the regulation, designing and issuing of the CBDC, which shall be legal tender when launched throughout the country.]]> Fri, 10 Sep 2021 08:48:04 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1ioeFPewRUd30RY9tBxJ0XMq2h3ehXEp https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1ioeFPewRUd30RY9tBxJ0bkdRKkm2PJP [This Day] The Chief Executive Officer of Shenbee Travels Limited, Wole Shenbanjo, in this interview, spoke about emerging issues in Nigeria's economy, and events in the travel and tourism industry. Excerpts:]]> Fri, 10 Sep 2021 08:00:18 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1ioeFPewRUd30RY9tBxJ0bkdRKkm2PJP https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1ioeFPewRUf2AxiUGhvG58lTP0vptTFR [SAnews.gov.za] Over the last 21 years of inflation targeting, the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has largely succeeded in delivering on its objective, despite many challenges, says Governor Lesetja Kganyago.]]> Thu, 09 Sep 2021 11:25:11 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1ioeFPewRUf2AxiUGhvG58lTP0vptTFR