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reserve currency
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reserve currency
n.
Currency kept in reserve by a government for the paying of international debts.

reserve currency
n
(Economics) foreign currency that is acceptable as a medium of international payments and that is therefore held in reserve by many countries
Translations
reserve currency n (Fin) → valuta di riserva


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We have done research which looks at three criteria as to what anchor currency you would pick," he told The Middle East.
It is a monetary authority that issues notes and coins convertible on demand into a foreign anchor currency at a fixed rate of exchange.
In his testimony, Bernanke is also expected to maintain the same position as the Treasury Department that a strong greenback would benefit the US economy and that it should remain the world's anchor currency, analysts said.
 
 
 
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