• Indicts operators for money laundering • We receive 5,000 fresh BDC applications monthly, says Emefiele • MPR, other monetary parameters retained • Decision a rumour until we see CBN circular, operators insist • Cordros Research: Discontinuation of FX to BDC will affect exchange rate • Nigeria to launch digital currency ‘e-naira’ in Oct The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), in a rare courage, yesterday, ended foreign exchange (FX) supply to bureau de change (BDC) operators and registration of new players with immediate effect. Governor of the CBN, Godwin Emefiele, in a media briefing on the outcome of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting, accused BDC operators of rent-seeking behaviour and involvement in money laundering activities, adding that the authority receives about 5,000 fresh applications monthly.