The Central Bank, Jordan's monetary authority, has allowed commercial banks to lend or invest up to 50 percent of their foreign currency holdings abroad.
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Under the new measures, an account currently at the president's disposal would be transferred to the Central Bank to bolster the bank's foreign currency holdings.
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The debate has foolishly shifted to official currency holdings, rather than . . . the huge flows in the private sector, and the importance that will have,
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The bank had foreign currency holdings of $ 11 . 8 billion at the end of 1996, up from $ 7 . 77 billion a year before.
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But no figures are available on how quickly Beijing may be shifting to other currency holdings, so its effect on the underlying demand for dollars is unclear.
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For weeks, investors have sold off currency holdings and stocks because they lack confidence in the ability of the nation and its leading corporations to repay debts.
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Thailand's foreign currency holdings were nearly depleted when an economic crisis erupted in 1997 and the country accepted a dlrs 17.2 billion bailout from the International Monetary Fund.
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Banks were also investing in foreign currencies which Stiglitz and others point out may lead to currency wars while China redirects its currency holdings away from the United States.
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Banks were also investing in foreign currencies, which Stiglitz and others point out may lead to currency wars while China redirects its currency holdings away from the United States.
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South Korea's foreign currency holdings dropped to dlrs 29.8 billion at the end of February, down from dlrs 31 billion a month earlier, the Bank of Korea said Wednesday.
