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Foreign exchange controls

Various forms of controls imposed by a government on the purchase/sale of foreign currencies by residents or on the purchase/sale of local currency by nonresidents.

Restrictions on foreign currencies in a country. These controls may range from the basic, such as banning the use of a foreign currency in domestic stores and shops, to the dramatic, such as banning currency conversion. Every country has some foreign exchange controls to protect their currencies, but nations with weak currencies are more likely to impose more controls. See also: Pegged Currency, Crawling Peg.

foreign exchange controls

Restrictions that are imposed by a nation on the free exchange and convertibility of its own currency. Foreign exchange controls are most often instituted by countries whose currencies are weak and whose citizens prefer to hold and use the currencies of other nations. Institution of foreign exchange controls hinders foreign investors who wish to extricate their funds.

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