- The amount of currency held outside Nigeria’s banking system surged to N3.79tn in June 2024
- A sizable amount of money outside of the traditional banking industry undermines the CBN’s policy objectives
- According to CBN data, loans to the private sector fell from N74.3 trillion to N73.12 trillion recently
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Experts said that the enormous amount of unbanked money has been seriously impeding the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) ability to effectively implement its policies and manage the country’s economy.