Thứ Tư, 4 tháng 9, 2013

Causes Of Crisis Currency And How Countries Can Avoid The Situation

By Helene Norris


Since the early 1990s, many investors have been caught unprepared by economic instability. This has always led to capital flight and runs on currencies from international financiers. Whether these actions are guided by gut instinct or quantifiable measures is unclear. However, such circumstances are avoidable if people can understand the cause of crisis currency. Below is a discussion of some common causes and how to avoid the situation.

The problem normally begins when a country introduces a peg. Most developing countries that suffer from financial instabilities like budget deficits and excessive inflation are the common culprits. In a response to bring the situation under control, the country may have to use a reserve currency to protect its legal tender. Although this may stabilize the domestic economy, the over-reliance on foreign exchange by investors can be disastrous.

The effect of globalization may also prove disastrous at times. Such an event leads to increased capital mobility due to globalized financial markets. When impediments such as capital controls are eliminated and derivatives that increase competition are created, emerging economies can be faced by difficult challenges because they lack institutions that are adequately equipped to control such a liberalized market.

Excessive credit creation can also become a big problem. When there is a peg on the domestic currency, the reserve capital rises and cash flow increases into the local market. Consequently, the lower foreign interest rates will compel banks and other firms to seek credit in foreign denominations. In the long run, the country could face financial distress.

There is also the danger of moral hazard. Liquidity in the financial market causes local banks to ease their conditions for giving out loans. This is because they are protected from losses by hidden government guarantees. This way, they would result with immense profits in the event that the balance favors them, but the taxpayers will shield the burden in case of losses.

Real estate bubbles and bank runs. In most cases, the expansion of domestic credit generates a boom in the property industry and equity markets. However, the boom is soon followed by fall in prices as the market becomes saturated. This leads to an accumulation of unpaid loans. Most of the policies introduced to curb the situation normally lead to high interest rates.

There are many non-financial factors that lead to currency crisis. In unstable countries, the main problems normally include political unrest, new policies, lack of regulations in the financial sector and liberalizing local markets. When these factors start emerging, investors lose confidence in the country and withdraw their credit.

Corruption and nepotism also affect the financial situation in a country by great depths. These factors act to repel more stable forms of foreign investment. Therefore, countries are left to dependent on volatile foreign credits to finance growth.

Countries can easily avoid crisis currency by implementing policies that target long-term growth. Selling foreign reserves and having the payment in domestic money could help increase capital outflows. As a result, an internally denominated asset would be created.




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