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A currency pair is the quotation of the relative value of a currency unit against the unit of another currency in the foreign exchange market.The currency that is used as the reference is called the counter currency, quote currency, or currency [1] and the currency that is quoted in relation is called the base currency or transaction currency.
The effective exchange rate is an index that describes the strength of a currency relative to a basket of other currencies. Typically it is calculated using geometric weighting. It can be computed using the USD as a numeraire. This means the constituent exchange rates are all first defined vis-a-vis the USD.
The ZWD is able to fluctuate (from its average rate) in a daily band of: 0% (under US$5 million); 1% (US$ 5 to 10 million); 1.5% (US$ 10 to 15 million); or 2% (exceeds US$15 million). This effectively froze the official exchange rate.
Mixed exchange rate regimes ('dirty floats', target bands or similar variations) may require the use of foreign exchange operations to maintain the targeted exchange rate within the prescribed limits, such as fixed exchange rate regimes. As seen above, there is an intimate relation between exchange rate policy (and hence reserves accumulation ...
SDRs were created in 1969 to supplement a shortfall of preferred foreign exchange reserve assets, namely gold and U.S. dollars. [3] The ISO 4217 currency code for special drawing rights is XDR and the numeric code is 960. [4] SDRs are allocated by the IMF to countries, [3] and cannot be held or used by private parties. [5]
1, 5, 10 and 25 kuruş coins are still legal tender; despite seldom encountered. United Arab Emirates 1, 5, and 10 fils coins are seldom encountered in everyday life. Vanuatu: 2011 onwards: 1 and 2 vatu coins (and other coins in the old coinage series) are still legal tender. Vietnam: 500 dong notes are uncommon but sometimes used.
All data are in current United States dollars. Historical data see list of countries by past and projected GDP (nominal) per capita. The table initially ranks each country or territory by its IMF estimate, and can be reranked by any of the sources.
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