Assume that Ghanaian inflation rate is expected to average about 9% annually, while the Nigerian inflation rate is expected to average about 4% per annum. If the current spot rate between the naira and the cedi is N140/GHC, what is the expected spot rate between the two currencies in two years? Assume PPP holds

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  1. Assume that Ghanaian inflation rate is expected to average about 9% annually, while the Nigerian inflation rate is expected to average about 4% per annum. If the current spot rate between the naira and the cedi is N140/GHC, what is the expected spot rate between the two currencies in two years? Assume PPP holds?

 

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