Mechanizmy i problemy funkcjonowania Wschodniokaraibskiej Unii Walutowej

• Autorzy: Tomasz Michałowski

Warianty tytułu

The Eastern Caribbean Currency Union: Mechanisms and Challenges

• Języki publikacji: PL

Abstrakty

Wschodniokaraibska Unia Walutowa (Eastern Caribbean Currency Union - ECCU) obejmuje 8 niezwykle małych gospodarek regionu Karaibów, wśród których znajduje się 6 niepodległych krajów (Antigua i Barbuda, Dominika, Grenada, St. Kitts i Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent i Grenadyny) oraz dwa brytyjskie terytoria zależne (Anguilla i Montserrat). Obszar ten zajmuje powierzchnię niespełna 3 tys. km2 (mniej niż 1% powierzchni Polski) i jest zamieszkały przez około 620 tys. osób. Wielkość terytoriów poszczególnych członków ECCU waha się od około 100 km2 w przypadku Anguilli i Montserratu do 750 km2 w przypadku Dominiki. Ostatni z wymienionych krajów odznacza się największą populacją (ponad 170 tys. mieszkańców). Terytorium o najmniejszej liczbie mieszkańców (5,9 tys.) jest z kolei Montserrat. (fragment tekstu)

EN

The Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) consists of six independent states (Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and Grenadines) and two British overseas territories (Montserrat and Anguilla). These are extremely small and open economies which are highly vulnerable to external shocks. The predecessors of the ECCU were: the British Caribbean Currency Board (BCCB) which was established in 1950 and the Eastern Caribbean Currency Authority which replaced BCCB in 1965. The pillar of ECCU is the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank which was established in 1983. It issues the common currency (the Eastern Caribbean dollar, EC$) and conducts monetary policy. The ECCU operates as a quasi currency board with the exchange rate of EC$ pegged to the US dollar (EC$2.70=US$1) and the minimum foreign exchange cover equivalent to 60% of the monetary base. The ECCU has been quite effective in ensuring price stability. Nowadays, one of the most important challenges for the members of this Caribbean monetary union are very high levels of public debt. (original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

PL

Unia walutowa; Finanse międzynarodowe

EN

Currency union; International finance

• Czasopismo: Prace i Materiały Instytutu Handlu Zagranicznego Uniwersytetu Gdańskiego
• Rocznik: 2011
• Numer: nr 30
• Strony: 9--20

Twórcy

autor

Tomasz Michałowski

• Uniwersytet Gdański

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