World Currency Yearbook, 1988-89

Most complete source of practical monetary information ever compiled. Describes developments of 146 currencies governing 165 nations, including gold transactions & market trends in 37 leading centers. Outlines status of floating-effective exchange rates & other currency varieties. Lists exchange controls governing commercial-capital transactions. Basic source for capital flight statistics & black market dealings. Contains monthly free-black market currency rates for five-year period. Outlines international black market position of currencies. Gives ten-year records of monetary depreciations, including changes of purchasing power, currency in circulation, free market values & number of devaluations. Enumerates restrictions on resident ownership of gold, foreign currencies, foreign securities & bank balances abroad. Tabulates currency circulation, gross national product, government debt & foreign trade per capita in national units & U. S. Dollars with analyses & comparisons. Reviews currency areas, foreign investment trends, foreign exchange control categories & geography of monetary & gold restrictions. Features resident & nonresident status regulations. Clarifies blocked account regulations for nonresidents. Includes a special section on Eurocurrency markets with interest-rate tables for Eurocurrency varieties. There is also a monetary glossary & a directory of Central Banks & monetary authorities.Cowitt, Philip P. is the author of 'World Currency Yearbook, 1988-89' with ISBN 9780917645037 and ISBN 0917645030.