Currency Disputes (YP Discussion Group)

Currency Disputes (YP Discussion Group)

The World Affairs Council, Young Professionals invite you to our fortnightly discussion group:

Wednesday, 27 October 2010 | 7:00 p.m.

Madison's Grill, 1109 SE Madison St. (Map)

In the last two weeks, every country and international organization has weighed in on currency issues. Everyone agrees that exchange rates are causing distortions in global trade, but facts are hard to identify amidst the political grandstanding. Now that the US and EU appear to be ready to make global currency policy a high priority, what will the developing world do to counter?

This topic has a few challenging technical dimensions. Here is a link to an interview with Olivier Blanchard of the IMF and an audio article on the issue from The Economist for background.