Malaysian PM Mahathir Proposes New Regional Currency Based on Gold

• Malaysian PM Mahathir Proposes New Regional Currency Based on Gold
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  TOKYO: Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Thursday (May 30) proposed to create a new “special currency” for the region based on gold, replacing the existing currency trading regime.
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  Speaking at a dialogue session at the 25th International Conference on The Future of Asia (Nikkei Conference), he claimed that a regional currency based on gold would be more stable. The prime minister said that by pegging the new currency to gold, it could be used to evaluate the import and export activities among East Asian countries.
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  “We can make settlement using that (new) currency. That currency must be pegged to the local currency as the exchange rate, which is something that can be related to the country’s performance,” he said. “That way we know how much we owe, how much we have to pay in the special currency of East Asia.” The new currency could also be extended to countries outside East Asia, he said.
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