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fixed exchange rate

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  1. An exchange rate that is officially controlled by the issuing country rather than determined by the world currency market conditions. (Compare floating exchange rate.)


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Maduro has insisted on a fixed exchange rate to anchor his economic strategy, instead of allowing the rate to float freely.

From Reuters ● Aug. 3, 2023

But that fixed exchange rate system was abandoned after the financial crisis that engulfed the country in 2001 and 2002.

From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2023

This fraud was based on the difference between the fixed exchange rate offered by the central bank — which is pegged to the dollar — and the fluctuating market rate, which is often much higher.

From New York Times ● Jul. 29, 2020

After years of budget surpluses, the country is running deficits, and concern is rising that the fixed exchange rate and big-state bureaucracy are stifling any real chance of transitioning to a modern, export-oriented economy.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 8, 2019

Growth in 2000 was a disappointing 0.8%, as both domestic and foreign investors remained skeptical of the government's ability to pay debts and maintain its fixed exchange rate with the US dollar.

From The 2001 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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