Europe's fixed exchange rate mechanism collapsed in 1992.

The country was no longer subject to imported deflation via the fixed exchange rate.

H. Decision XVII __ Fixed exchange rate mechanism for the replenishment of the Multilateral Fund

H. Draft decision XVII H Fixed exchange rate mechanism for the replenishment of the Multilateral Fund

After all, a fixed exchange rate or common currency requires limits on fiscal independence.

In reality, of course, a single currency or fixed exchange rate is not needed for trade to flourish.

Noting that the latest report by the Treasurer on the status of the Fund as at 31 May 2005 shows that there has been an overall gain due to the fixed exchange rate mechanism of US 4,644,136,

(f) Exchange rate

I don't know. What's the rate of exchange?

To direct the Treasurer to extend the fixed exchange rate mechanism for a further trial period of three years

China s Exchange Rate Puzzle

6151 External foreign exchange

Balance of exchange rate adjustments

All of a sudden we have an exchange rate of

Consider the exchange rate.

And this is not the actual exchange rate right now.

Is that a fair rate of exchange?

A completely fixed exchange rate rules out monetary policy initiative, and consequently makes adjustment to large external imbalances very difficult to carry out.

Second, the exchange rate is vitally important.

The second difference concerns the exchange rate regime.

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The CFA franc s fixed exchange rate is pegged to the euro and overvalued in order to shield French companies from euro depreciation.

Mindful that decision XIV 40 included an agreement that, if the fixed exchange rate mechanism was to be used for the next replenishment period, Parties choosing to pay in national currencies would calculate their contributions based on the average United Nations exchange rate for the six month period commencing 1 July 2004,

Argentina adopted the hardest peg, introducing a quasi currency board and fixing the exchange rate by law. Mexico and Brazil also put in place fixed exchange rates as part of broader reform policies.

The assumptions used in calculating the funding for low volume consuming countries was also raised, as was the need to consider the fixed exchange rate mechanism.

Subject to paragraph 3 below, Parties not choosing to pay in national currencies, pursuant to the fixed exchange rate mechanism, will continue to pay in United States dollars

d The exchange rate used (0.753) is the average rate for the period January March 2005.

c The exchange rate used (0.753) is the average rate for the period January March 2005.

a The exchange rate used (0.753) is the average rate for the period January March 2005.

The prevailing exchange rate system is lopsided.

Exchange rate euro to United States dollar

Graph 2 Evolution of the exchange rate some benchmarks

f Free or parallel exchange rate used.

All of a sudden we have a new quoted exchange rate.

It'd be a break for the taxpayers if they'd let some... let some businessmen take over for a change.

Average rate 1989 FF 6.35

Average rate 1990 FF 5.47

The euro originated from the harmful effects of international currency instability in the wake of the collapse of fixed exchange rate regimes in the early 1970 s.

This has been done briefly, for purposes of illustration, in table 1, which uses, in addition to the current commercial exchange rate the average rate for 1991 and the rate as at the end of December of that year.

g From 1987 on, the commercial exchange rate was used.

Until that point, America s pledge to maintain the gold standard was the basis for the global fixed exchange rate system, which was the heart of the Bretton Woods framework.

All of these people might just go on the Internet, and look up the current exchange rate or the last exchange that occurred and say

One million to one was the exchange rate from Cruzeiro to the New Cruzado.

Rather than trying to mount a last ditch defense of the fixed exchange rate, the government, at the suggestion of the Bank of England, agreed to abandon the gold standard and devalue the pound.