Dedollarization in Liberia-Lessons From Cross-Country Experience /

Liberia's experience with a dual currency regime, with the U.S. dollar enjoying legal tender status, dates to its founding as a sovereign country in 1847. Following the end of the most recent episode of civil war in late-2003, the new government has expressed interest in strengthening the role...

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Κύριος συγγραφέας: Menkulasi, Jeta
Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Erasmus, Lodewyk, Leichter, Jules
Μορφή: Επιστημονικό περιοδικό
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2009.
Σειρά:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2009/037
Διαθέσιμο Online:Full text available on IMF
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