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CBN: Cardoso Names Nigerian Banks to Drive $1bn Diaspora Reserves Target

The Central Bank of Nigeria aims to double diaspora reserves from $600 million to $1 billion by 2026, leveraging bank collaboration to stabilize forex and diversify revenue.

The governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Olayemi Cardoso, has outlined names of Nigerian banks that would drive its $1 billion diaspora reserves target by 2026, up from $600 million. He said drivers of the diaspora reserves target initiative would include Zenith, Access, Fidelity and other Nigerian banks. He disclosed this at the ongoing 18th Annual Banking and Finance Conference organised by the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CI…

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Three main financial institutions will play a central role in achieving the central bank's ambition to raise the reserves derived from remittances from the diaspora to 1500 billion nairas (USD 1 billion) by 2026. These include Zenith Bank, Access Bank and Fidelity Bank quoted by the governor...

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