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  "title": "Revised System for the Classification of Exchange Rate Arrangements",
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  "summary": "Since 1998, the staff of the International Monetary Fund has published a classification of countries' de facto exchange rate arrangements. Experience in operating this classification system has highlighted a need for changes.",
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      "heading": "Summary",
      "content": "- Since 1998, IMF staff have published a classification of countries' de facto exchange rate arrangements.\n- Experience operating the classification system highlighted a need for changes.\n- The paper provides information on revisions to the system in early 2009.\n- The changes are expected to allow for greater consistency and objectivity of classifications across countries, expedite the classification process, conserve resources, and improve transparency."
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      "heading": "Key revisions and focus",
      "content": "- Revision timing: early 2009.\n- Purpose: increase consistency and objectivity of classifications across countries.\n- Operational goals: expedite the classification process, conserve resources, improve transparency."
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      "heading": "Expected effects",
      "content": "- Greater consistency of classifications across countries.\n- Greater objectivity in classification decisions.\n- Faster classification processing.\n- Resource conservation in staff work.\n- Improved transparency of exchange rate arrangement classifications."
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      "heading": "Authors and publication date",
      "content": "- Authors: Annamaria Kokenyne, Romain M Veyrune, Karl F Habermeier, Harald J Anderson\n- Publication date: September 1, 2009"
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      "content": "- Subject: Conventional peg, Crawling peg, Exchange rate arrangements, Exchange rate policy, Exchange rates\n- Keywords: exchange rate variability, policy, sc, support IMF surveillance, WP\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- Wp09211\n  - Wp09211 (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - Wp09211 (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}\n\n---\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/wp/issues/2016/12/31/revised-system-for-the-classification-of-exchange-rate-arrangements-23311"
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    "Authors: Annamaria Kokenyne, Romain M Veyrune, Karl F Habermeier, Harald J Anderson",
    "Published: September 1, 2009",
    "Series: IMF Working Papers",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451873580.001",
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