fixed exchange rate
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Speaking in the Mauritian Parliament on Tuesday, Ramgoolam said payments, due to be made in dollars, would now be subject to a variable rather than fixed exchange rate, arguing the previous deal was not "inflation-proof".
From BBC • Feb. 5, 2025
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
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 negative 0.5%, as both domestic and foreign investors remained skeptical of the government's ability to pay debts and maintain the peso's fixed exchange rate with the US dollar.
From The 2002 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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