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CENTRAL BANK RELEASES BALANCE OF PAYMENT STATEMENT

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Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has released the balance of payment statement for the 4th quarter of 2018.

CBN REPORT

Some of the highlights are:

  1. Q4 2018 records
    an overall BOP
    surplus
  2. Current account
    is in surplus
  3. Export earnings
    increase slightly
    while imports
    decreased
  4. The Financial account indicated a
    net acquisition of
    financial assets
  5. Both Foreign Direct Investment
    inflows and Foreign Portfolio inflows decreased
  6. External reserves
    decreased slightly

FIND DOCUMENT: https://www.cbn.gov.ng/Out/2019/STD/BOP%20Highlights%20Q4%202018_%2007-03-2019.pdf