Firstly‚ the sharp appreciation of US dollar in mid-1995 affected the export competitiveness of ASEAN countries (Hu & Kasa 1998; Radelet & Sachs 1998; Glick 1998). Partly because US market was the most important market for exports‚ the ‘export-depended’ ASEAN countries pegged their currencies to the US dollar. This pegged system worked well before 1995 as dollar fell against yen and was weak. However‚ since the second half of 1995‚ dollar began recovering against yen and other currencies. For illustration
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when their home currencies appreciate in real terms against foreign currencies and prosper when their home currencies depreciate in real terms. Lets us talk about the impact of exchange rate fluctuations on the exports and imports of a country. Exchange rate is simply the value of one currency in terms of another currency. In the international trade market‚ exchange rate plays a vital role for the demand of a product. Let us see how. Lets us consider a scenario when a home currency say Aussie $
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We discuss the currency depreciation vs. devaluation. Also‚ discuss the impact of currency depreciation from Indian economy perspective. Currency Depreciation & Impact Rajesh Kanjani (34473) rajesh.kanjani@hotmail.com SIBM Exe. MBA (2011-2014) Currency Devaluation vs. Depreciation The devaluation and deprecation of currency go more or less hand in hand. Currency depreciation is an economic result‚ whereas devaluing a currency is an act that results in currency depreciation. Many a times
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Impact of the Chinese Yuan Revaluation Xiaohe Zhang School of Economics‚ Politics and Tourism Faculty of Business and Law The University of Newcastle. Callaghan‚ NSW 2308‚ Australia Telephone: 612-49215034 Fax: 612-49216919 Email: James.Zhang.@newcastle.edu.au Abstract Since the beginning of the economic reform process in 1979‚ the Chinese currency (yuan) was devalued on many occasions until 1994 when the two-tier foreign exchange system was ended. While the official rate of yuan had been maintained
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Question 1 What were the origins of the Asian currency crisis? In mid 1997‚ a financial crisis gripped most of the Asian countries and raised fears of a worldwide economic meltdown due to a financial contagion‚ a scenario that initially affects only a particular region of the economy that spreads to other countries whose economies were healthy‚ much like a transmitted disease. See‚ Asia attracted almost half the total capital inflow into developing countries because of the high interest rates
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CURRENCY DEPRECIATION AND ITS IMPACTS Devaluation means decreasing the value of nation’s currency relative to gold or the currencies of other nations. Devaluation occurs in terms of all other currencies‚ but it is best illustrated in the case of only one other currency. Devaluation and Depreciation are sometimes used interchangeably‚ but they always refer to values in terms of other currencies and the value of currency is determined by the interplay of money supply and money demand. In common modern
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Wal-Mart and the Yuan Debate 1.Why is the value of the yuan so important? Wal-Mart’s business strategy relies on low production costs which it can pass on to its customers. If Wal-Mart were a country then it would be China’s eighth largest trading partner ahead of Russia‚ Australia‚ and Canada. Wal-Mart’s non-Chinese owned suppliers operating in China number nearly 5‚000 and all of them benefit from a low valued yuan compared to the dollar. The 176 million worldwide customers
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Definition of Currency Crisis: A situation in which the value of a currency becomes unstable‚ making it difficult for the currency to be used as a reliable medium of exchange. The effect of a currency crisis can be mitigated by sufficient foreign reserves. A currency crisis is a type of financial crisis. When is the Currency Crisis started? The Asian Financial Crisis was beginning in July 1997. The crisis started in Thailand with the financial collapse of the Thai baht caused by the decision
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During the second half of 1997‚ and beginning in Thailand‚ currencies and stock markets plunged across East Asia‚ while hundreds of banks‚ builders‚ and manufacturers went bankrupt. The Thai baht‚ Indonesian rupiah‚ Malaysian ringgit‚ Philippine peso‚ and nouth Korean won depreciated by 40% to 80% apiece. All this happened despite the fact that Asia’s fundamentals looked good: low inflation‚ balanced budgets‚ well-run central banks‚ high domestic savings‚ strong export industries‚ a large and growing
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Market Liberalization… with Chinese Characteristics: Can the Chinese Yuan become a Global Reserve Currency? Jessica Davis Fort Hays State University ECFI 644 International Economics April 30‚ 2012 Dr. Dosse Toulaboe Abstract China’s economy is growing ever larger‚ but is that enough to get the Chinese Renminbi (more commonly known as Yuan) to be accepted as a global market currency? This paper will look into the liberalization‚ but with Chinese characteristics
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