Dollarization — Worldwide use of the U.S. dollar and the euro: United States … Wikipedia
Dollarization: Is It Worth It? — ▪ 2002 Introduction by Guillermo A. Calvo By mid 2001 a number of Latin American countries had officially adopted the U.S. dollar as their currency. Ecuador replaced its sucre with the dollar in September 2000. On Jan. 1, 2001, El Salvador… … Universalium
Domestic liability dollarization — (DLD) refers to the denomination of banking system deposits and lending in a currency other than that of the country in which they are held. It is important to note that DLD does not refer exclusively to denomination in US dollars, as DLD… … Wikipedia
Panama — This article is about the country. For other uses, see Panama (disambiguation). Republic of Panama República de Panamá (Spanish) … Wikipedia
Economy of Bolivia — The economy of Bolivia has had a historic pattern of a single commodity focus. From silver to tin to coca, Bolivia has enjoyed only occasional periods of economic diversification. Political instability and difficult topography have constrained… … Wikipedia
North American currency union — Amero redirects here. For the teacher, see Julie Amero. The North American Currency Union is a theoretical economic and monetary union of three North American countries: Canada, the United States and Mexico. Map of a theoretical NAU, with Canada … Wikipedia
Apagón — (in Spanish, literally, blackout ) is a form of protest that was employed several times in some large cities of Argentina, during the economic crisis at the beginning of the 2000s. The justification for a blackout as a form of protest was a… … Wikipedia
Functional currency — is the monetary unit of account of the principal economic environment in which an economic entity operates.Statement of Financial Standards No. 52 (SFAS 52) is the primary source of GAAP for translation of foreign currency financial statements.… … Wikipedia
George Selgin — George A. Selgin is a professor of Economics in the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia. His principal research areas are monetary and banking theory, monetary history, and macroeconomics. Selgin is known for his research in… … Wikipedia
Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… … Universalium
