The Fallout from an International Currency Crisis Episode

question 55

Multiple Choice

The fallout from an international currency crisis episode:

• A) has major and lasting effects on trading partners, financial relationships, and financial and political institutions.
• B) usually has a pattern of brief turmoil followed by periods of relative stability.
• C) is instrumental in getting needed debt relief for poor nations.
• D) is seen in permanent changes in the ways nations handle their international transactions.

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