Many economists argue that a flexible exchange rate regime is preferable to a fixed exchange rate regime because it helps to insulate the domestic economy from adverse external shocks. For example, ...

This paper assesses the stabilization properties of fixed versus flexible exchange rate regimes and aims to answer this research question: Does greater exchange rate flexibility help an economy’s ...

RABAT, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Morocco will postpone the introduction of a flexible exchange rate system until the second half of 2017 to allow the government and other involved parties more time to ...

CAIRO, Dec 19 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund will be watching for a shift by Egypt to a flexible exchange rate after a requirement to finance imports through letters of credit is phased ...

It is a given in polite economic society that China should move toward a more flexible exchange rate regime. The IMF says so, and the U.S. Treasury has often echoed this point – though more recently, ...

Growing remittance flows to emerging and developing economies may lead to real exchange rate appreciation and weaken their competitiveness. While the empirical literature finds mixed results about the ...

Analysts at the Afrinvest west Africa have predicted the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will in the next five years, retain the currency fixed exchange and allow gap between official and market-led ...

The shilling’s performance against the US dollar reflects improved macroeconomic fundamentals, prudent fiscal and monetary policies, and confidence in the economy. Kenya operates a flexible exchange ...