Week in Review — 11 August 2026
A quiet week across remittance corridors — the majority of monitored routes tracked within a sub-1% range. This reflects stable underlying liquidity and is consistent with a low-volatility regime.
| Corridor | 7-Day Change | Weekly High | Weekly Low | Weekly Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD/NGN | +0.04% | 1,365.45 | 1,361.87 | 0.26% |
| GBP/NGN | -0.54% | 1,842.68 | 1,831.79 | 0.59% |
| EUR/NGN | -0.29% | 1,577.62 | 1,570.07 | 0.48% |
| USD/KES | -0.02% | 129.40 | 129.16 | 0.18% |
| GBP/KES | -0.59% | 174.80 | 173.77 | 0.60% |
| USD/GHS | -0.62% | 11.77 | 11.69 | 0.62% |
| EUR/XOF | -0.01% | 656.08 | 655.77 | 0.05% |
| USD/ZAR | -0.15% | 16.18 | 16.15 | 0.21% |
| USD/EGP | +0.55% | 50.25 | 49.74 | 1.02% |
In stable weeks, the primary determinant of transfer value is provider selection, not rate timing. The best provider this week may deliver 2–4% more than the worst on the same corridor, which is larger than any rate move recorded this week.
Timing does not matter significantly this week — rates have not moved enough to reward waiting. The higher-value action is comparing providers before each transfer.
📊 Generation summary — 9 corridors | ~7208 rate records | reporting period: 7 days | data: 7-day historical rates