Angolan kwanza and Namibian dollar will ‘appreciate’ on back of central bank deal

Treaty allows direct exchange without using foreign currencies

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José de Lima Massano, governor of the National Bank of Angola

The new currency conversion agreement between the National Bank of Angola and the Bank of Namibia, which allows direct exchange between the kwanza and the Namibian dollar, will "contribute to the appreciation" of the countries' currencies, according to the Angolan governor, José de Lima Massano.

In his speech after signing the agreement yesterday, Massano explained the agreement nullifies the need to use a third currency when exchanging between the Kwanza and dollar, "eliminating one of the

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