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The last two years have proven a test for the global financial system, and the nature of the crises is getting more complex by the day.
KRISTALINA GEORGIEVA
GITA GOPINATH
Back to Basics
What is the value of a country’s goods against those of another country, a group of countries, or the rest of the world, at the prevailing exchange rate?
Luis Catao
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