Official Foreign Exchange Intervention /

Despite increasing exchange rate flexibility, central banks in emerging markets still intervene in their foreign exchange markets for several reasons. In doing so, they face many operational questions, including on the degree of transparency and the choice of markets and counterparties. This paper i...

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Main Author: Canales Kriljenko, Jorge
Other Authors: Guimaraes, Roberto, Ishii, Shogo, Karacadag, Cem
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2006.
Series:Occasional Papers; Occasional Paper ; No. 2006/001
Online Access:Full text available on IMF
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Summary:Despite increasing exchange rate flexibility, central banks in emerging markets still intervene in their foreign exchange markets for several reasons. In doing so, they face many operational questions, including on the degree of transparency and the choice of markets and counterparties. This paper identifies elements of best practice in official foreign exchange intervention, presents survey evidence on intervention practices in developing countries, and assesses the effectiveness of intervention in Mexico and Turkey.
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Physical Description:1 online resource (52 pages)
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ISSN:0251-6365
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