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"Central banks have been forced onto a policy path that is far from ideal - not least because they increasingly risk inciting some of the zero-sum elements of an undeclared currency war...." The article talks about how the divergence of monetray politics in three biggest economies (eurozone, japan and US) and unpredictable monetary policy central banks are pursuing affects economic growth.

AMMAN: The Central Syrian Bank raised on Tuesday the exchange rate on the Syrian pound and the US dollar pertaining to remittances and imported goods, in what economists described to Syria Direct as an attempt to prop up the regime's dwindling foreign currency reserves.

BY KYAW PHONE KYAW The Central Bank of Myanmar has banned hundreds of businesses from handling foreign currencies in a dramatic move it says is aimed at preventing the dollarisation of the economy. On Friday state-controlled media reported that CBM's decision to revoke foreign exchange acceptor and holding licences would go into effect October 19.

This article suggests how the Angola Central Bank has increased the amount of foreign currency available in the local exchange market in order to better respond to the demand for foreign values in the country.

This article suggets how Zambia's inflation rose to its highest in six years on Thursday as the copper producer was battered by power cuts, a falling currency and a shrinking demand for its primary import.

This article talks about the impact of the depreciation of Yuan, the currency of China. It analyzes the compound impacts of the depreciation with relation to China's position as worldwide export powerhouse.