Breaking News
JUST IN: CBN Agrees To Mint Gambian Currency
- The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has agreed to mint Gambian currency.
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has agreed in principle to mint The Gambian Dalasi, EKO HOT BLOG has gathered.
The CBN Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, agreed to the currency minting proposal from the Governor of the Central Bank of the Gambia, Mr. Buah Saidy, who led a delegation to visit him on Tuesday.
Emefiele said Nigeria has a lot of capacity in currency printing as the country has been minting since the 1960s.
“We are willing to assist in printing your currency. We can be extremely competitive in terms of cost,” the CBN Governor said.
READ ALSO: CBN Charges Governors To Ensure Economic Viability Of States
According to Daily Trust, the Gambian Central Bank Governor said his country is running very low on currency and wants to learn how to manage their currency need annually leveraging Nigeria’s wealth of knowledge and experience.
He said currently, they placed an order for two years currency minting deal abroad but they are considering also minting from Nigeria if Nigeria is willing.
On its part, the Nigerian Security Printing and Minting Company Plc said it is ready if both parties come to a deal.
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE
Advertise or Publish a Story on EkoHot Blog:
Kindly contact us at [email protected]. Breaking stories should be sent to the above email and substantiated with pictorial evidence.
Citizen journalists will receive a token as data incentive.
Call or Whatsapp: 0803 561 7233, 0703 414 5611
