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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Chinedu Asadu

Nigeria lets market set currency exchange rate to stabilize economy, woo investors

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Nigeria’s central bank has ended its distorted foreign exchange rate, a move the new government in Africa’s biggest economy hopes will help woo investors and stabilize the local currency.

The announcement Wednesday from the Central Bank of Nigeria led to a record fall in the value of the naira currency to 755 per U.S. dollar. It has since recovered some.

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