SDRs, Currencies, and Gold Sixth Survey of New Legal Developments

This paper presents the sixth survey of developments in international and national monetary law and practice involving special drawing rights (SDRs), currencies, and gold. The paper highlights that a member's currency held by the IMF in accounts other than the General Resources Account is not s...

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Main Author: Gold, Joseph
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. International Monetary Fund 1983
Series:Pamphlet Series
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Collection: International Monetary Fund - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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