15.8 KEYWORDS
SDRs
: Special drawing rights,
sometimes called paper gold, are
special account entries on the IMF books designed to provide
additional liquidity to support growing world commerce.
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15.9 SELF ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS
1.
What are the goals and functions of the World Bank, the
IDA and the IFC?
2.
What are the role and functions of the IMF?
3.
What role does the International
Monetary Fund play in
determining the value of exchange rates?
4.
How did the Bretton Woods agreement provide a stable
monetary environment?
5.
What are Special Drawing Rights? Why were they created?
6.
Enumerate the important purposes of the World Bank.
11. What are the objectives of the Asian Development Bank?
15.10 REFERENCES/SUGGESTED READINGS
•
Madhu Vij:
Multinational Financial Management
,
Excel
Books, 2001.
•
Apte, PG:
International Finance
, TMH, ed. 2001.
•
Kanneth J. Thygorson:
Financial Market Institution
, John
Willey, 1998.
