That would give exporters more local-currency earnings with which to repay debt. But competitive devaluation can't work for everyone. Having spent the last four years battling inflationary capital inflows from the West, Asia's monetary doctors must now …

For instance, exporters of electronics products are taking a hit because of the rupee's depreciation, as 70-80% of electronics are imported in the country and then re-exported after value addition. Moreover, experts say that the advantage of currency …

Without bringing the price of the Jamaican dollar into alignment with its real competitive value, none of this will be possible. This is called devaluation: a word for which today's politicians have a mortal fear. Devaluation, however, is a necessary …

"Apart from turning Brazilian ethanol more competitive in external markets, the devaluation of the real can put more pressure on the government to allow a new increase in gasoline prices." The real fell 5.8 percent against the dollar over the past …

This form of internal devaluation — an equivalent to currency devaluation based on depressing wages — has fueled an export boom and made the German economy more competitive than other eurozone countries. A relatively weak euro compared to what it …

The strengthening of US dollars has resulted in currency devaluation in various other countries like Brazil, Turkey and Japan, and it is this competitive positions the country has to look at to determine whether the currency devaluation has benefited …

… the monetary easing steps implemented by the Bank of Japan and the U.S. Federal Reserve, asking what the “exit strategies” of Tokyo and Washington are and pointing to the danger of the competitive currency devaluation they could set off, the …

On the back of stagnating exports, rising import bills, a crippled banking sector and our expectations for a hryvnia devaluation, the outlook for the Ukrainian economy, construction and real estate sector is dim. While the ongoing slowdown in global …

The CNY at its present level is only supportable by a few clusters of the economy, while the rest need a sizable devaluation to become competitive again. Report Wazoo | June 20 5:15pm | Permalink. Looking at the chart for "Pearls, precious stones and …