Malaysia : Selected Issues.
This Selected Issues paper analyzes the use of capital controls and evolution of the capital control regime in Malaysia. The paper highlights that following a period of strong downward pressures on the ringgit, the Malaysian authorities introduced on September 1, 1998 a wide range of capital control...
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| Formato: | Periódico |
| Idioma: | English |
| Publicado em: |
Washington, D.C. :
International Monetary Fund,
1999.
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| Colecção: | IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ;
No. 1999/086 |
| Acesso em linha: | Full text available on IMF |
| Resumo: | This Selected Issues paper analyzes the use of capital controls and evolution of the capital control regime in Malaysia. The paper highlights that following a period of strong downward pressures on the ringgit, the Malaysian authorities introduced on September 1, 1998 a wide range of capital controls along with pegging the exchange rate at RM 3.8 vis-a-vis the U.S. dollar. The paper provides a brief review of Malaysia's approach to capital account liberalization prior to September 1998. It also reviews the circumstances surrounding the imposition of the controls in September 1998, and their impact. |
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| Descrição do item: | <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required |
| Descrição Física: | 1 online resource (150 pages) |
| Formato: | Mode of access: Internet |
| ISSN: | 1934-7685 |
| Acesso: | Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students |