Cross-Border Currency Exposures

Author/Editor:

Agustin Benetrix ; Deepali Gautam ; Luciana Juvenal ; Martin Schmitz

Publication Date:

December 27, 2019

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Summary:

This paper provides a dataset on the currency composition of the international investment position for a group of 50 countries for the period 1990-2017. It improves available data based on estimates by incorporating actual data reported by statistical authorities and refining estimation methods. The paper illustrates current and new uses of these data, with particular focus on the evolution of currency exposures of cross-border positions.

Series:

Working Paper No. 2019/299

Subject:

English

Publication Date:

December 27, 2019

ISBN/ISSN:

9781513522869/1018-5941

Stock No:

WPIEA2019299

Pages:

67

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