Nigeria’s External Reserves Surge To $35.77 BILLION

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Nigeria’s external reserves increased to $35.77 Billion on Thursday up from the $33.09 Billion at the end of 2023.
This is according to Thursday’s data from the Central Bank of Nigeria on the country’s external reserves movement.
The figure represents a $2.68 Billion increase in the country’s external reserves in the past six months.
Further data showed that Nigeria’s foreign reserve crossed the $35.05bn on July 8 to the $35.77 mark on Thursday.
The CBN based its assumption on continued payments of outstanding foreign exchange forward obligations, matured foreign exchange swaps, and debt service.
The apex bank, however, said, the expected improvement in crude oil earnings, together with recent reforms in the foreign exchange market and energy sector, however, would cushion the drop in external reserves.

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