Author: International Monetary Fund. Monetary and Financial Systems Dept.Publisher: International Monetary Fund
ISBN: 1498330010
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
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From Fixed to Float-Operational Aspects of Moving Toward Exchange Rate Flexibility
Author: International Monetary Fund. Monetary and Financial Systems Dept.Publisher: International Monetary Fund
ISBN: 1498330010
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
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From Fixed to Float
Author: Mrs.Gilda FernandezPublisher: International Monetary Fund
ISBN: 1451854935
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
This paper identifies the institutional and operational requisites for transitions to floating exchange rate regimes. In particular, it explores key issues underlying the transition, including developing a deep and liquid foreign exchange market, formulating intervention policies consistent with the new regime, establishing an alternative nominal anchor in the context of a new monetary policy framework, and building the capacity of market participants to manage exchange rate risks and of supervisory authorities to regulate and monitor them. It also assesses the factors that influence the pace of exit and the appropriate sequencing of exchange rate flexibility and capital account liberalization.
From Fixed to Float
Author: Rupa DuttaguptaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 39
Book Description
This paper identifies the institutional and operational requisites for transitions to floating exchange rate regimes. In particular, it explores key issues underlying the transition, including developing a deep and liquid foreign exchange market, formulating intervention policies consistent with the new regime, establishing an alternative nominal anchor in the context of a new monetary policy framework, and building the capacity of market participants to manage exchange rate risks and of supervisory authorities to regulate and monitor them. It also assesses the factors that influence the pace of exit and the appropriate sequencing of exchange rate flexibility and capital account liberalization.
From Fixed to Float
Author: Moving to Greater Exchange Rate Flexibility
Author: Ms.Inci ÖtkerPublisher: International Monetary Fund
ISBN: 1589066243
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 94
Book Description
Many countries have moved towards more flexible exchange rate regimes over the last decade to take advantage of greater monetary policy autonomy and flexibility in responding to external shocks. Some reluctance to let go of pegged exchange rates persists, however, despite the benefits of flexibility. The institutional and operational requirements needed to support a floating exchange rate, as well as difficulties in assessing the right time and manner to exit, tend to be additional factors in this reluctance. This volume presents the concrete steps taken by a number of countries in transition to greater exchange rate flexibility and elaborates on the operational ingredients that proved helpful in promoting successful and durable transitions. It attempts to provide a better understanding (and hence a "road map") of how these various operational ingredients were established and coordinated, how their implementation interacted with macro and other conditions, and how they contributed to the smoothness of each transition.
Moving to a Flexible Exchange Rate
Author: Mrs.Gilda FernandezPublisher: International Monetary Fund
ISBN: 1589064763
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 29
Book Description
A growing number of countries are adopting flexible exchange rate regimes because flexibility offers more protection against external shocks and greater monetary independence. Other countries have made the transition under disorderly conditions, with the sharp depreciation of their currency during a crisis. Regardless of the reason for adopting a flexible exchange rate, a successful transition depends on the effective management of a number of institutional and operational issues. The authors of this Economic Issue describe the necessary ingredients for moving to a flexible regime, as well as the optimal pace and sequencing under different conditions.
China’s Evolving Exchange Rate Regime
Author: Mr.Sonali DasPublisher: International Monetary Fund
ISBN: 1498302025
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 31
Book Description
China’s exchange rate regime has undergone gradual reform since the move away from a fixed exchange rate in 2005. The renminbi has become more flexible over time but is still carefully managed, and depth and liquidity in the onshore FX market is relatively low compared to other countries with de jure floating currencies. Allowing a greater role for market forces within the existing regime, and greater two-way flexibility of the exchange rate, are important steps to build on the progress already made. This should be complemented by further steps to develop the FX market, improve FX risk management, and modernize the monetary policy framework.
Moving to Greater Exchange Rate Flexibility Operational Aspects Based on Lessons from Detailed Country Experience
Author: I. Otker-RobeNo Pain, All Gain? Exchange Rate Flexibility and the Expenditure-Switching Effect
Author: Mr.Yan Carriere-SwallowPublisher: International Monetary Fund
ISBN: 1484379373
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
Theoretical models on the relationship between prices and exchange rates predict that the magnitude of expenditure switching affects the optimal choice of exchange rate regime. Focusing on the transmission of terms-of-trade shocks to domestic real variables we document that the magnitude of the expenditure switching effect is positively associated to the degree of exchange rate flexibility. Moreover, results show that flexible exchange rates allow for significant adjustment in relative prices, which in turn lowers the burden of adjustment on demand for domestic goods and, in some cases, facilitates a faster and more durable external adjustment process. These results, which are robust to accounting for possible non-linearities due to balance sheet effects or currency mismatches, shed new light on the shock absorbing properties of flexible exchange rates.
Limits of Floating Exchange Rates
Author: Mr.Sebastian WeberPublisher: International Monetary Fund
ISBN: 1455219002
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 53
Book Description
A traditional argument in favor of flexible exchange rates is that they insulate output better from real shocks, because the exchange rate can adjust and stabilize demand for domestic goods through expenditure switching. This argument is weakened in models with high foreign currency debt and low exchange rate pass-through to import prices. The present study evaluates the empirical relevance of these two factors. We analyze the transmission of real external shocks to the domestic economy under fixed and flexible exchange rate regimes for a broad sample of countries in a Panel VAR and let the responses vary with foreign currency indebtedness and import structure. We find that flexible exchange rates do not insulate output better from external shocks if the country imports mainly low pass-through goods and can even amplify the output response if foreign indebtedness is high.