Delete Zeros And Evaluate The Dinar, 19 NOV

 Delete Zeros And Evaluate The Dinar

Economic  11/18/2024     In a newspaper column a while ago, we explained the concept of deleting zeros, and today we are talking about the concept of currency revaluation, which means a calculated upward adjustment of a country’s official exchange rate relative to a chosen baseline, which can include (wage rates, the price of gold, or a specific foreign currency), and revaluation is the opposite of devaluation.

 In a fixed exchange rate system (the system followed by Iraq),  only a decision from the state (the central bank) can change the official value of the currency, and developing economies are likely to use a fixed exchange rate system in order to limit speculation and provide a stable monetary system in the country.

In a flexible exchange rate system, revaluation occurs on a regular basis, as evidenced by the noticeable fluctuations in the foreign exchange market and the associated exchange rates.

For example, the United States maintained a fixed exchange rate until 1973, when President Richard Nixon decided to abandon the gold standard and switch to a flexible exchange rate system.

As for China, despite having an advanced economy, its currency remained fixed until 1994, before the Chinese government revalued its currency in 2005, which was linked to the US dollar. After the revaluation, it was linked to a basket of global currencies.

The decision to revalue a domestic currency affects the economy as a whole, as it affects both the currency being examined and the valuation of assets held by foreign companies in that particular currency.

Since revaluation has the potential to change the exchange rate between two countries and their currencies, the book values ​​of assets held abroad may have to be adjusted to reflect the effect of the change in the exchange rate.

For example, suppose a foreign government has set 10 units of its currency to equal one US dollar. To revalue its currency, the government might change the rate to 5 units per dollar, making its currency twice as expensive when valued in US dollars as it was before.

If the above-mentioned currency revaluation occurs, any assets held by a U.S. corporation in the foreign economy must be revalued.

 If the value of the asset held in a foreign currency was previously valued at $100,000 based on the old exchange rate, the revaluation requires a change of $200,000.

This change reflects the new value of the foreign asset in the local currency by adjusting the revaluation of the relevant currency.

Another example is what the Iraqi government did in 2023 when it raised the value of the Iraqi dinar from 1450 dinars/dollar to 1300 dinars/dollar.    https://alsabaah.iq/106053-.html