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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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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: International Monetary Fund
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. International Monetary Fund 1999
Series:IMF Staff Country Reports
Subjects:
Long-term Capital Movements
Economic Sectors
Money And Monetary Policy
Monetary Policy
Capital Movements
Mortgages
International Investment
Fiscal Policy
Banks And Banking
Public Finance
Foreign Exchange
Business Enterprises
Currency
Monetary Economics
Exchange Rates
Inflation Targeting
Banks
Loans
International Economics
Depository Institutions
Corporate Sector
Industries: Financial Services
Corporate Finance And Governance: General
Micro Finance Institutions
Exports And Imports
Macroeconomics
Banking
Exchange Rate Flexibility
Finance
Malaysia
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Collection: International Monetary Fund - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary: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-à-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
Physical Description:150 pages
ISBN:9781451828306

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