{"id":9769,"date":"2023-12-07T09:37:05","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T09:37:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=9769"},"modified":"2023-12-07T09:37:05","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T09:37:05","slug":"naira-depreciates-further-against-dollar-amidst-decreased-dollar-supply","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2023\/12\/07\/naira-depreciates-further-against-dollar-amidst-decreased-dollar-supply\/","title":{"rendered":"Naira Depreciates Further Against Dollar Amidst Decreased Dollar Supply"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Naira&#8217;s depreciation against the US Dollar, as reported by FMDQ, is a notable economic development. On Wednesday, the official exchange rate revealed a decrease to N951.22\/$1, marking a significant 7.91% or 144.49 loss compared to the previous day&#8217;s N806.73\/$1. This shift is particularly noteworthy as it represents the first instance of the country&#8217;s currency weakening against the US Dollar in the current week.<\/p>\n<p>The accompanying decrease in dollar supply by 4.94%, from $142.63 million to $135.58 million, contributes to the overall scenario. This reduction in the availability of dollars could be a contributing factor to the Naira&#8217;s devaluation. In parallel, the Naira also experienced a marginal depreciation at the parallel market, trading at N1175\/$1 on Wednesday, up from N1170\/$1 the day before.<\/p>\n<p>Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr. Olayemi Cardoso, expressed confidence in the stability of the Naira during an address at the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria&#8217;s 50th-anniversary event just two weeks ago. He emphasized the commitment to taking corrective actions and strategic steps to address fundamental flaws and restore macroeconomic stability.<\/p>\n<p>Since the decision on June 14 to float the Naira, the country&#8217;s currency has been subject to fluctuation in the foreign exchange market. This ongoing volatility underscores the complexity of managing a flexible exchange rate system. The economic landscape, influenced by factors such as global economic conditions, trade balances, and domestic policies, contributes to the dynamic nature of currency values.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the recent depreciation of the Naira against the US Dollar highlights the challenges and intricacies of maintaining stability in the foreign exchange market. The Central Bank&#8217;s commitment to implementing corrective measures reflects the ongoing effort to navigate these challenges and restore confidence in the country&#8217;s economic fundamentals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Naira&#8217;s depreciation against the US Dollar, as reported by FMDQ, is a notable economic development. On Wednesday, the official exchange rate revealed a decrease to N951.22\/$1, marking a significant 7.91% or 144.49 loss compared to the previous day&#8217;s N806.73\/$1. This shift is particularly noteworthy as it represents the first instance of the country&#8217;s currency [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":9771,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[172],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9769","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9769","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9769"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9769\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9803,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9769\/revisions\/9803"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9771"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9769"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9769"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9769"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}