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111Renminbi — CNY and RMB redirect here. For other uses, see CNY (disambiguation) and RMB (disambiguation). Renminbi 人民币 (Chinese) …
112Foreign exchange reserves — (also called Forex reserves) in a strict sense are only the foreign currency deposits held by central banks and monetary authorities. However, the term in popular usage commonly includes foreign exchange and gold, SDRs and IMF reserve positions.… …
1131998 Russian financial crisis — The Russian financial crisis (also called Ruble crisis ) hit Russia on 17 August 1998. It was exacerbated by the Asian financial crisis, which started in July 1997. Given the ensuing decline in world commodity prices, countries heavily dependent… …
114Währungsamt — Ein Currency Board (seltener Währungsamt oder Währungsbehörde) ist ein Wechselkursarrangement, bei dem ein Land einseitig den Wechselkurs der inländischen Währung zu einer ausländischen Währung fixiert. Der Unterschied zu einem einfachen System… …
115china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …
116China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …
117Mexico — /mek si koh /, n. 1. a republic in S North America. 97,563,374; 761,530 sq. mi. (1,972,363 sq. km). Cap.: Mexico City. 2. a state in central Mexico. 6,245,000; 8268 sq. mi. (21,415 sq. km). Cap.: Toluca. 3. Gulf of, Mexican, Golfo de México /gawl …
1181997 Asian Financial Crisis — The Asian Financial Crisis was a period of financial crisis that gripped much of Asia beginning in July 1997, and raised fears of a worldwide economic meltdown (financial contagion). It is also commonly referred to as the IMF crisis. Overview The …
119Zimbabwean dollar — Infobox Currency image 1 = 1 Zimbabwe Dollar 2008.jpg image title 1 = The new (third) $1, equivalent to 10,000,000,000 second dollars. iso code = ZWD using countries = Zimbabwe inflation rate = 231,000,000% ( official, July 08 ) 2,000,000,000,000 …
120Wechselkurssystem — Als Wechselkurssystem (auch Wechselkursregime, Währungssystem) bezeichnet man die Art und Weise, wie sich der Wechselkurs, also die Tauschrelation zwischen zwei Währungen, nach bildet. Es lassen sich zwei Grundformen unterscheiden: Bildet sich… …
