Business & Economy
CBN Forex Promo: “Send A Dollar, Get ₦5 Free”
In its bid to sustain the increase in inflows of diaspora remittances into the country, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has introduced a “Naira 4 Dollar Scheme”, an incentive that pays naira to senders and recipients of international money transfers.
The policy is aimed at boosting dollar supply in the country, at a time of foreign exchange crunch that has forced the central bank to devalue the naira more than once in year.
According to the apex bank, recipients of diaspora remittances through CBN’s International money transfer operators (IMTOs) will now be paid ₦5 for every $1 received as remittance inflow.
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The CBN disclosed this in a circular issued to all Deposit Money Banks (DMO) and IMTOs dated March 5 and signed by the Director, Trade and Exchange Department, A.S Jibrin.
According to the bank,the scheme is an incentive to sustain the encouraging increase in inflows of diaspora remittances into Nigeria.
The scheme takes effect from March 8 and ends on May 8.
“In the light of this, the CBN shall, through commercial banks pay to remittance recipients the incentive of ₦5 for every $1 remitted by sender and collected by designated beneficiary. This incentive is to be paid to recipients whether they prefer to collect the USD as cash across the counter in the bank or transfer same into their domiciliary account,” the memo reads.
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