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Central bank to support nira stop firms buying dollars

ABUJA : The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will no longer allow oil companies to buy US dollars at its auctions to fund o
Published October 6, 2011 Updated October 6, 2011 02:48pm

The decision by the CBN is expected to reduce US dollar demand at its bi-weekly auctions and support the naira, which fell to its weakest ever in the interbank market on Thursday.

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