Foreign Currency Deposits In Developing Countries Origens And Economic Implications

Download or read book Foreign Currency Deposits in Developing Countries-Origins and Economic Implications written by International Monetary Fund and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 1987-01-01 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The growing importance of foreign currency deposits (FCDs) in some developing countries has raised numerous issues, particularly regarding the effectiveness of economic policies. This paper discusses factors that influence the emergence of FCDs and their impact on key macroeconomic relations. It is shown that while FCDs render more visible the changes in the economic structure occasioned by the shift in residents’ portfolio asset preferences, these changes essentially reflect currency substitution that often prevails prior to the introduction of FCDs. Moreover, FCDs provide only limited scope for effectively addressing the external and domestic imbalances that contribute to the growth in currency substitution.