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, ...

Economists and bankers have welcomed the Central Bank of Egypt's decision to adopt a more flexible exchange rate policy after a sharp devaluation of the Egyptian Pound as much-needed measures to ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Economic Issues series was inaugurated in September 1996. Its aim is to make some of the economic research being produced in the International Monetary Fund on topical issues accessible to a broad ...

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 ...

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 ...

Nigeria, one of Africa’s largest economies, has a long-standing history of grappling with currency stability and foreign exchange challenges. Over the years, the government has employed various ...