CBN clears $831m foreign airlines’ trapped funds – IATA
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The International Air Transport Association has confirmed that the Central Bank of Nigeria has cleared foreign airlines trapped funds worth $831m from June last year to date. The Geneva, Switzerland-based IATA said the development had brought international airlines’ trapped funds globally to about $1.8bn. According to IATA, from the peak of about $850m foreign airlines’ Read More

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