foreign exchange controls

A form of foreign exchange control — A form of capital control imposed by a government to restrict the purchase/sale of foreign currencies by residents, the purchase/sale of local currency by nonresidents, or the transfers of any currency across national borders.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of foreign exchange control
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