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FX BANK SWAPS IN NIGERIA
The global credit ratings agency, Fitch, has estimated that approximately 30% of Nigeria’s external reserves are constituted by foreign exchange (FX) bank swaps.
This disclosure underscores ongoing uncertainties regarding the country’s net FX reserves, exacerbated by opaque entries amounting to nearly $32 billion in FX forwards, over-the-counter futures, and currency swaps listed as off-balance sheet commitments in the Central Bank of Nigeria's (CBN) consolidated financial statement for 2022.