External Reserves Drop In Two Months

According to the latest data by the Central Bank of Nigeria, the country’s external reserves fell by $1.4bn in two month.

The reserves, which stood at $35.25bn as of April 16, fell to $34.23bn as of May 31 and $33.85bn as of June 15.

The CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, said at the recent Monetary Policy Committee “This reflects sales to the foreign exchange market and third-party payments.”

In March, the reserves lost $178m after dropping from $34.99bn as of March 1 to $34.82bn as of March 31.

In February, the reserves dropped by $1.1bn, falling from $36.19bn as of February 1 to $35.09bn on February 26.

The CBN, in its January economic report, said, “As a consequence of the lower foreign exchange receipts, the official external reserves declined.

“External reserves stood at $35.44bn at the end-January 2021, a decrease of 2.8 per cent and 3.5 per cent from $36.46bn in December 2020 and $36.73bn in January 2020.”

Kehinde Ogunyale

Reporting on the data-driven economy, and investigations.

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