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Unofficial dollarization: Causes, impacts, and how to manage it

Unofficial dollarization in crisis economies.

Unofficial dollarization, also known as de facto dollarization, occurs when a country’s citizens and businesses begin to use a foreign currency (most commonly the US dollar) alongside or in place of the domestic currency, without an official government mandate. This phenomenon arises due to a variety of economic conditions, often …

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