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Exporter dollar conversion and surrender rules bring in US$ 300mn monthly: CB

The Central Bank last week disclosed that it collects every month up to US$ 300 million from exporter dollar conversions and surrender requirements, which helps significantly to provide dollars to finance the essential imports such as fuel, cooking gas, medicines and other commodities which are in  short supply. 

Exporter dollar conversion and surrender rules bring in US$ 300mn monthly: CB

Daily Mirror
2022-05-23
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