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Currency convertibility in the Middle East and North Africa /

Currency convertibility -- defined in the broadest sense as the right to convert freely and without limit a currency into any other at the prevailing exchange rate -- is the linchpin of today's globalized world economy. To assess the importance of convertibility, it is only necessary to point o...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Guitián, Manuel (Editor ), Nsouli, Saleh M. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington [D.C.] : International Monetary Fund, 1996.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Currency convertibility -- defined in the broadest sense as the right to convert freely and without limit a currency into any other at the prevailing exchange rate -- is the linchpin of today's globalized world economy. To assess the importance of convertibility, it is only necessary to point out that a system of well-managed convertible national currencies imparts to the international arena advantages analogous to those resulting from the introduction of money in a national economy, most notably, the elimination of barter (and the need for coincidence of needs) as a basis for international trade and the provision of an instrument for the development of financial markets.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 188 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781455292073
1455292079
1283537745
9781283537742