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Nigeria blocks foreign airlines from repatriating about $744 million – Report
“For over a year, Nigeria has been the country with the highest amount of airline-blocked funds in the world,” IATA said in a letter to the Minister of Aviation Hadi Sirika, according to the newspaper. The amount owed has risen from $464 million in July last year.
Foreign airlines have cut the number of seats available for sale in Nigeria and frequency of flights in a bid to slow the rising debt burden, IATA said.
The central bank in Africa’s biggest economy rations dollars to preserve its foreign exchange reserves, which have come under pressure from slumping oil production. Foreign airlines sell tickets in local currency, but are unable to get the dollar equivalent through the central bank.
Emirates Airlines halted flights to Nigeria last August due to challenges in repatriating funds.
Source: Bloomberg
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