Monetary hegemony — is an economic and political phenomenon in which a single state has decisive influence over the functions of the international monetary system. The functions influenced by a monetary hegemon are: accessibility to international credits, foreign… … Wikipedia
Monetary economics — Economics … Wikipedia
Monetary policy of the United States — Banking in the United States Monetary policy The Federal Reserve System Regulation Lending Credit card Deposit accounts Savings account Checking account Money market account Certificate of deposit … Wikipedia
Monetary union — In economics, a monetary union is a situation where several countries have agreed to share a single currency (also known as a unitary or common currency) among them, for example, the East Caribbean dollar. A monetary union differs from an… … Wikipedia
instability — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ increased ▪ growing, increasing ▪ inherent, internal ▪ the inherent instability of financial markets ▪ … Collocations dictionary
monetary — adj. Monetary is used with these nouns: ↑compensation, ↑discipline, ↑donation, ↑economics, ↑economy, ↑expansion, ↑gain, ↑gift, ↑incentive, ↑instability, ↑integration, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
International Monetary Fund — (IMF) The IMF was established by 44 countries at the Bretton Woods Conference in July 1944 and came into effect on 27 December 1945. It was intended to prevent a recurrence of the international economic instability of the 1930s by encouraging… … Historical Dictionary of the Roosevelt–Truman Era
Gold standard — For other uses, see Gold standard (disambiguation). Under a gold standard, paper notes are convertible into pre set, fixed quantities of gold. The gold standard is a monetary system in which the standard economic unit of account is a fixed mass… … Wikipedia
Iran — /i ran , i rahn , uy ran /, n. a republic in SW Asia. 67,540,002; ab. 635,000 sq. mi. (1,644,650 sq. km). Cap.: Teheran. Formerly (until 1935), Persia. * * * Iran Introduction Iran Background: Known as Persia until 1935, Iran became an Islamic… … Universalium
Five economic tests — The five economic tests are the criteria defined by the United Kingdom Government that are to be used to assess the UK s readiness to join the Eurozone and adopt the euro as its currency. In principle, these tests will be distinct from any… … Wikipedia
Triffin, Robert — ▪ 1994 Belgian born economist (b. Oct. 5, 1911, Flobecq, Belgium d. Feb. 23, 1993, Ostend, Belgium), warned in 1962 that without a complete overhaul the international system of fixed exchange rates established at the Bretton Woods… … Universalium