Exchange Rate Coordination in Asia: Evidence using the Asian Currency Unit

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^he JIU yh`umn i`l~klue ~` yevse jy jl kow`v~jl~ klnkij~`v ~` o`lk~`v ~he nksevdelie `c ~hewjv~kikwj~kld iuvvelikey jdjkly~ j vedk`ljm felihojvb jy temm jy a`kl~ o`seoel~ `c ~heyeo`seoel~y jdjkly~ ~jvde~ iuvvelikey, Tk~h i`ul~vkey djklkld dvej~ev kl~vjvedk`ljm y~jfkmk~{ jlnelhjlien cmexkfkmk~{ jdjkly~ ~he ex~vjvedk`ljm iuvvelikey- cuv~hev exihjlde vj~e jln o`le~jv{

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