- African central banks are stepping up their market operations to stabilize their falling currencies and lower import inflation
- Bloomberg reported that some African countries including Nigeria spent $400 million to defend their currencies
- According to experts, during terms-of-trade shocks, these interventions become more frequent and significant
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In an effort to support their collapsing currencies and reduce import inflation, African central banks are increasing their market interventions.