Exchange rate regime in Indian Context History of Indian Rupee as an exchange rate Only once as an independent nation India had choice of a exchange rate being defined as Indian rupee with reference to its foreign country trade partners. After successful independence and followed by constitution of India effect from 26th January 1950, India followed an exchange rate system which Indian Rupee linked to the British Pound Sterling. This system of exchange rate regime continues until mid- 1970’s, this period characterise by the breakdown of Bretton wood Exchange system around the world. In 1975 the system of Indian Rupee ties with Pound-sterling were broken and India started a managed or controlled floating exchange rate regime with which Indian Rupee linked to a number of currencies(‘basket currencies) of India’s major trading partners. One rupee of 1947 is not the same as one rupee today, not only in terms of appearance but in terms of purchasing power as well. From 1950-1951 until mid-December 1973, India had an exchange rate regime with the rupee pegged to the pound sterling, except for the devaluations in 1966 and 1971. In 1975, the rupee’s ties to the pound sterling were severed and India established a float exchange regime, with the rupee’s exchange rate being linked on a controlled, floating basis to a “basket of currencies” of India’s major trading partners. Post liberalization, the rupee underwent change from a controlled regime to a “managed” or “dirty” float
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The exchange rates risk that is associated with economic, transaction, and translation exposure in Indian market. From the analysis, anticipate the fluctuations that seem to occur in the next 24 months
Exchange rates play a pivotal role in the relationships between individual economies and the global economy. Almost all financial flows are processed through the exchange rate, as a result the movements and fluctuations of the exchange have a significant impact on international competitiveness, trade flows, investment decisions and many other factors within the economy. Due to the increasing globalisation of the world economy, trade and financial flows are becoming more accessible
Stanek, M. B. (2002). A review of exchange rate policies and their effect upon nations and
Canada is using flexible exchange system after 1920 (Canada’s economy, 2011). Even though Canada financial system is in flexible exchange system, Canadian Dollar is still one of the strongest and creditable currencies in the world because of its careful global investment policies and vigorous banking system. As Canada is an open economic market, the value of its currency will be determined by its and world economy. Recently, Canada becomes one of the highest growths in its GDP in OECD. The Reason Canada with a strong economic is its sound banking and monetary guidelines, conservative financial framework and openness for trade. In fact, Canada has become one of the highest percentages of
Such a process can be very time consuming and imprecise, without, of course, having a market currency price to begin with. The exchange-rate system is an important topic in international economic policy. Policymakers and journalists often seem to treat the choice of exchange-rate system as one of the most important economic policy choices that a national government makes, on a par with free international trade. Under most circumstances and for most countries, a system of freely floating exchange rates is likely to be a better choice than attempting to peg the exchange rate.
Understanding the relationships among world currencies is vital to successful operations in a global economy. There is money to be made by managers who can effectively manage exchange rates in the course of their business dealings. There is money to be lost by managers who fail to recognize the significance of these rate relationships.
Which of the effects is not considered when choosing an exchange rate system (THE FISCAL ((SPENDING)) POLICY THAT THE CHOOSING COUNTRY WILL MAINTAIN)
In the last century 70’s, during the debate regarding economic industry, Freedman who is a simple proof of the hypothesis of the trade-off between inflation and unemployment is only a temporary phenomenon, the first. In addition, he believes that, in the long run, there is no such trade-off. Friedman correlation analysis on inflation and unemployment is his pioneering work in international economics. In a 1950 paper, Freedman is an advocate of free-floating exchange rate. This article written in a Bretton Woods Agreement, and the subsequent creation of the International Monetary Fund and its fixed exchange rate, the World Bank, is the prevailing wisdom. Freedman's analysis of how to exercise, a flexible exchange rate will improve the balance of payments is a pioneering adjust the real. He critically tears parameters, a flexible exchange rate would encourage instability and his position is about 20 years later, when the world moved to a flexible exchange rate system.
Purchasing power Parity (PPP), is a theory stating that the unit of one currency should have the same purchasing power as the foreign currency. Following the theory, where the normal exchange rate between two currencies should be the same as the ratio of aggregate price level between them. It can be also called “inflation theory of exchange rates” as it stands for the theory of a change of price level where as the overriding determinant of exchange rate movements. It is the same status as Quantity theory of money(QT). To make things clear, the dogma of PPP or its alternative Law of one Price (LOOP), states that when goods in the basket expressed in a single currency meaning that they cost the same in all countries. This can be achieved only if the rate or nominal exchange rate is equal to the differences between growth rate. The dental of LOP context is to find the most disaggregate product and price can be readily material-provides as strong presumption that it is impossible to assemble available date into aggregate price index which can be expected to obey the LOP.
Kiguel and O 'Connell (1995), have written one of the most comprehensive studies to date on the topic of dual exchange rate systems in developing countries. They posit that, although dual exchange rates are not strange arrangements in emerging countries, given their limited effectiveness, they are “often liberalized at some point in favor of a unified foreign exchange market” (op. cit.).
In a fixed exchange rate regime, especially if the trade of a country is concentrated with those major currencies, the cross-rate fluctuation (the fluctuations of the anchor currency against other major currencies) is another severe flaw. For example, the Persian Gulf oil exporting countries follow a peg exchange rate to the US dollar and have most of their trade with Europe and Japan. In 1997, the appreciation of the US dollar
The main purpose of this essay is to analyse the mechanism behind the foundation of Bretton Woods system and how this system worked from 1944 to 1973. Analysis includes the mechanism of the fixed exchange rate regime based on gold and the US dollar and also includes the factors and reasons that led the system to collapse.
This means that one of the most important factor for exchange rates movement is the different inflation rates between countries, because high prices make a country’s good uncompetitive, the appreciation or depreciation of such currency could in theory restore the balance.
As a part of new economic reforms initiated in 1991, rupee was made partly convertible. From March 1992 under the “Liberalized Exchange Rate Management scheme”, in which 60% of all receipts on current account (i.e. merchandise exports and invisible receipts) could be converted freely into rupees at market determined exchange rate quoted by authorized dealers (AD), while 40% of them was to be surrendered to Reserve Bank of India at the officially fixed exchange rate.