Friday, March 15, 2013

Otaviano Canuto — Currency War and Peace

WASHINGTON, DC - Much of the hype surrounding last month's meeting in Moscow of G-20 finance ministers and central bankers was dedicated to so-called "currency wars," which some developing-country officials have accused advanced countries of waging by pursuing unconventional monetary policies. But another crucial issue - that of long-term investment financing - was largely neglected, even though the endgame for unconventional monetary policy will require the revitalization or creation of new long-term assets and liabilities in the global economy....
... global leaders should work to maximize the liquidity that unconventional policy measures have generated, and to use it to support investment in long-term productive assets.
Caijing
Currency War and Peace
Otaviano Canuto | Vice President for Poverty Reduction and Economic Management at the World Bank

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