Nigerians are thought to be accumulating foreign currencies which they believe will protect their wealth from the naira’s volatility as well as the surging inflation. Further, as a research paper in a journal published by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) found, Nigerians’ use of dollars exceeds IMF’s 30% threshold.
Exchange Rate Volatility and Currency Substitution
According to a report, this preference for foreign currencies (or currency substitution as CBN economists call it) however, needs to be contained in order to maintain the effectiveness of the central bank’s monetary policy. Remarking on the importance of curbing this currency substitution phenomenon, three CBN economists said:
Higher real-exchange rate volatility is associated with an increased level of currency substitution. (Therefore) there is a need to contain “exchange-rate volatility and inflation as a way of curbing the spate of currency substitution in the country.
Meanwhile, the report also quotes the ec
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