Under the Bretton Woods System Each Participating Country Had To

question 40

Multiple Choice

Under the Bretton Woods System each participating country had to:

• A) be willing to exchange their own currency for gold.
• B) hold ample reserves of currency of each of the participating countries.
• C) stand ready to exchange its own currency for U.S. dollars at a fixed exchange rate.
• D) adopt capital controls.

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Taxes Payable

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