Switzerland : Selected Issues Paper.

This Selected Issues Paper on Switzerland focuses on unprecedented currency appreciation and policy response. On September 6, 2011, the Swiss National Bank (SNB) surprised the market by explicitly committing to defending a floor of 1.20 on the exchange rate of EUR/CHF. The introduction of the floor...

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Ente Autore: International Monetary Fund
Natura: Periodico
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2012.
Serie:IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2012/107
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Accesso online:Full text available on IMF
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