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They Are Now Selling Money In Somalia by saintbillion(m): 11:23am On May 06, 2021
Photos Of People Allegedly Selling Money In Somalia Is Trending On FB, Here's What You Should Know
We trade using money because it's generally acceptable by traders, manufacturers, and consumers. It's quite incredible to think people would sell money because if you would come to think of the process and system at which money is sold, you may end up confused
Two things you should know

1. What you should know is that people don't actually sell money, the people in these photos could be doing what they call currency exchange. This is the process of exchanging dollars to get pounds and vice versa.

Example: A dollar is currently exchanged with 408 naira, if you go to the trade fair with a dollar, you'll be given at the exchange rate for naira and they'll deduct their interest. The traders in the trade fair can also exchange your naira to give you a dollar in return, they also charge their interest.

For instance, you may be given 360 naira for a dollar while it's currently exchanged at 408 naira, the 48 naira left behind is their interest or workmanship.

If you want to exchange your naira for a dollar, you may pay 500 naira to get a dollar, the money they added is their interest or workmanship.

People do go to the trade fair with foreign currencies and exchange them for usable currency within the country.

To clear the confusion and doubts, the people in these photos aren't selling money, though you could put it that they're selling money but the right word for it is "currency exchange."

2. You could also say that they're using money to practice "trade by barter". This is when you go to the trade fair with a valuable asset and you exchange it for money which is no different from buying with money.

Aside from these two explanations, I don't think there's any possible explanation for what's going on in the photos above because we can't sell money, we buy with money and exchange currencies or exchange our valuable assets to get money.

Re: They Are Now Selling Money In Somalia by Nobody: 11:25am On May 06, 2021
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Re: They Are Now Selling Money In Somalia by HolyMonks: 11:26am On May 06, 2021
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Re: They Are Now Selling Money In Somalia by saintbillion(m): 11:27am On May 06, 2021
Lalasticla make we go Somalia
Re: They Are Now Selling Money In Somalia by saintbillion(m): 11:28am On May 06, 2021
HolyMonks:
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no
prettyheart:
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do u know the road to Somalia?
Re: They Are Now Selling Money In Somalia by bhella10: 11:28am On May 06, 2021
If this is Nigeria...
Re: They Are Now Selling Money In Somalia by bhella10: 11:29am On May 06, 2021
saintbillion:
Lalasticla make we go Somalia
You are OYO
Re: They Are Now Selling Money In Somalia by saintbillion(m): 11:30am On May 06, 2021
Where Rocktation and farano make Una come collect free cash
Re: They Are Now Selling Money In Somalia by saintbillion(m): 11:30am On May 06, 2021
bhella10:
If this is Nigeria...
unknown gun men for done show or snake for done swallow the money na

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Re: They Are Now Selling Money In Somalia by chinchonglee(m): 11:35am On May 06, 2021
What kind of thread is this?
This business happens in Nigeria na..
Its the normal bureau de change black market business.

Nothing new here
Re: They Are Now Selling Money In Somalia by illicit(m): 11:36am On May 06, 2021
It's still d same thing
Re: They Are Now Selling Money In Somalia by saintbillion(m): 11:43am On May 06, 2021
chinchonglee:
What kind of thread is this?
This business happens in Nigeria na..
Its the normal bureau de change black market business.

Nothing new here
yes o sure money plenty
Re: They Are Now Selling Money In Somalia by saintbillion(m): 11:43am On May 06, 2021
illicit:
It's still d same thing

as?
Re: They Are Now Selling Money In Somalia by illicit(m): 11:44am On May 06, 2021
saintbillion:
as?


Buying and selling of money

There was an exchange
Re: They Are Now Selling Money In Somalia by saintbillion(m): 11:48am On May 06, 2021
illicit:



Buying and selling of money

There was an exchange
yeah. Bureau de change in Exchange market. U can see them at Embassies but not like this na in 9ja
Re: They Are Now Selling Money In Somalia by illicit(m): 11:52am On May 06, 2021
saintbillion:
yeah. Bureau de change in Exchange market. U can see them at Embassies but not like this na in 9ja

Yes
Re: They Are Now Selling Money In Somalia by gbolagunte81693: 2:33pm On May 06, 2021
:Ado u know the road to Somalia?
Re: They Are Now Selling Money In Somalia by saintbillion(m): 3:03pm On May 06, 2021
gbolagunte81693:
:Ado u know the road to Somalia?
I dey keke now. On my way to Somalia
Re: They Are Now Selling Money In Somalia by Nobody: 4:02pm On May 06, 2021
Misinformation all round.

That is not Somalia 'per se'. That's Somaliland. The breakaway Republic of Somaliland. Those currency in those stores and wheelbarrows are Somaliland shilling notes.

https://www.google.com/url?q=https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somaliland&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwiojrS6qbXwAhXB8qQKHfYnAHoQFjATegQIBhAB&usg=AOvVaw2Rt49HZS0cyHxx01pMg3uS

Anyone who has seen these pictures in the past will definitely have an idea as to what I am actually talking about.

Both entities(Somalia and Somaliland) don't make use of the same currency.

You'll find same pics here:
https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.wsj.com/articles/an-isolated-country-runs-on-mobile-money-1530882001&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwjpgPqUqbXwAhVENOwKHcrtC4QQFjABegQICBAB&usg=AOvVaw3fmuYF02dIiAZIK551TvlO


https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20170912-the-surprising-place-where-cash-is-going-extinct&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwjpgPqUqbXwAhVENOwKHcrtC4QQFjAAegQIChAB&usg=AOvVaw2mUmJXRAY965lPYlnjiXP4

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Re: They Are Now Selling Money In Somalia by mysticwarrior(m): 6:39pm On May 06, 2021
bhella10:
If this is Nigeria...
This are the kind of places godogodo and his gang specializes on robbing before he was captured.
Re: They Are Now Selling Money In Somalia by JeffreyJunior: 4:33am On May 07, 2021
My heart goes out to all money ritualists in Somalia.

They may be sleeping under bridges by now since their homes will be filled with money already.

Chai cry

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