In his letter (“Currency Board for Africa Has Two Key Limitations,” Jan. 6) responding to my “Farewell to the CFA Franc” (op-ed, Dec. 31), George Ayittey asserts that leaders in the region would never ...

Venezuela’s currency, the bolivar, has tanked. Just take a look at the ugly chart below. Thanks to the collapse of the bolivar, Venezuela has earned the dreadful distinction of being the world’s only ...

Argentina, Lebanon, Turkey and numerous other countries are in the grips of serious inflation. This episode of What’s Ahead discusses a device, which when properly employed promptly ends debilitating ...

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In his letter (Aug. 15) responding to my op-ed “Floating Currencies Compound Uncertainty” (Aug. 9), Prof. William Miles states that “currency boards would lead to more of the banking crises, debt ...

The following communication, concerning the powers of the Palestine Currency Board, has been received from Mr. Fletcher-Cooke of the United Kingdom Delegation. May I refer you to paragraph 5 of your ...

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Bulgaria's latest stabilization program, which included the introduction of a currency board, marked the end of a period of economic turmoil and near-hyperinflation. What accounts for its success?

Our eLibrary offers over 25,000 IMF publications in multiple formats. This paper focuses on the process leading to the choice of a currency board as a stabilization instrument, and its specific design ...

The recent collapse of the Argentine currency board raises new questions about the desirability of formal fixed exchange rate regimes in modern developing economies. This paper examines the impact of ...