For the CBN to regulate access to scarce foreign exchange, it has put in place several active [SA1] windows which include: the Retail SMIS Funds, SME Form Q Funds, the Investors & Exporters Funds (I&E) and the Invisibles Funds (PTA/BTA, Medicals and Education). Despite these initiatives, the FX demand continues to outweigh the supply. Thus, leaving individuals and corporates to source FX at a higher rate from the parallel market.
