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Foreign Exchange Rate

ICSE · Class 12 · Economics

Summary of Foreign Exchange Rate for ICSE Class 12 Economics. Key concepts, important points, and chapter overview.

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Overview

Foreign exchange rate is the price of one currency stated in terms of another currency. It shows the external value of a currency and is central to international trade, investment, tourism, remittances, and foreign debt payments. Exchange rates may be fixed, flexible, or managed through government i

Key Concepts

Foreign exchange means all currencies other

Foreign exchange means all currencies other than the domestic currency of a country. For India, currencies such as the US Dollar, British Pound, Kuwai

The rate of exchange is

The rate of exchange is the price at which one currency is exchanged for another. It is the value of one currency expressed in terms of another curren

Depreciation means a fall in

Depreciation means a fall in the free market value of domestic currency in terms of foreign currency. It happens under a flexible exchange rate system

Appreciation means a rise in

Appreciation means a rise in the free market value of domestic currency relative to other currencies in the foreign exchange market. It also occurs un

Devaluation is the deliberate downward adjustment

Devaluation is the deliberate downward adjustment of the value of domestic currency by the government under a fixed exchange rate system.

Learning Objectives

  • Understand the meaning of foreign exchange and foreign exchange rate
  • Differentiate between depreciation, appreciation, devaluation, and revaluation
  • Explain fixed exchange rate and flexible exchange rate systems
  • Describe managed floating, dirty floating, and clean floating
  • Identify the main sources of demand and supply of foreign exchange

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