robert1210
06-09-2010, 09:57 AM
Vietnam: IMF Article (Full Convertability of the Dong by 2010)
June 9, 2010 · Posted in NEWS (http://www.theiraqidinar.com/category/news-announcements/)
(http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/scr/2006/cr06421.pdf)
This whole article is interesting. . . but I particularly like paragraph 39 on Page 15: Keep in mind when you read this that YES this is an article from 2006, but they are WORKING everything within this article between THEN and NOW!
39. The staff commends the authorities for the recent removal of remaining restrictions on the making of payments and transfers for current international transactions, and acceptance of Article VIII obligations, and it supports their plan to move towards full convertibility of the dong by 2010. The recent piloting of negotiated cash transactions is a welcome first step toward the authorities’ goal of establishing a more flexible exchange rate regime. While the exchange rate does not currently seem to be misaligned to any significant extent, greater exchange rate flexibility would serve to better cushion the economy from external shocks, and encourage market participants to improve their management of exchange rate risks. The usefulness of the exchange rate as a shock absorber is likely to become increasingly important as the economy becomes progressively more open to portfolio capital flows in the period ahead
June 9, 2010 · Posted in NEWS (http://www.theiraqidinar.com/category/news-announcements/)
(http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/scr/2006/cr06421.pdf)
This whole article is interesting. . . but I particularly like paragraph 39 on Page 15: Keep in mind when you read this that YES this is an article from 2006, but they are WORKING everything within this article between THEN and NOW!
39. The staff commends the authorities for the recent removal of remaining restrictions on the making of payments and transfers for current international transactions, and acceptance of Article VIII obligations, and it supports their plan to move towards full convertibility of the dong by 2010. The recent piloting of negotiated cash transactions is a welcome first step toward the authorities’ goal of establishing a more flexible exchange rate regime. While the exchange rate does not currently seem to be misaligned to any significant extent, greater exchange rate flexibility would serve to better cushion the economy from external shocks, and encourage market participants to improve their management of exchange rate risks. The usefulness of the exchange rate as a shock absorber is likely to become increasingly important as the economy becomes progressively more open to portfolio capital flows in the period ahead