The Russian financial system is caught up in a vicious circle of lack of credibility, inflationary expectations and non-sustainability of the exchange rate, which is driving the country to the brink of disaster. This has revived the debate as to what would constitute an adequate exchange rate system. The following article examines the arguments for and against a currency board and a crawling peg, and concludes that a combination of the two would be the best strategy.
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