Nigeria launches redesigned banknotes

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has unveiled new naira banknotes which authorities hope will be successful in combatting counterfeiting, the financing of terrorism, and illicit hoards of cash. An independent financial adviser says it is an opportunity for the Central Bank to get a handle on the cash component of the nation's money supply.

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Photo: Launch of Nigeria's new naira banknotes. Credit: Reuters.