Nigeria expects $10 bln in forex inflows in weeks
NIGERIA expects $10 billion in foreign currency inflows in the next few weeks to ease liquidity in a foreign exchange market that has cramped growth in Africa's biggest economy, finance minister Wale Edun said. The West African country has faced chronic dollar shortages after foreign investors exited local assets during a period of low oil prices. Since then, investors have yet to return and the central bank has not yet settled outstanding demand for dollars from foreign investors seeking to repatriate funds or airlines seeking to send money from ticket sales abroad. As a result of the shortages, some businesses…