ERM

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ERM is a European Union system designed to reduce exchange rate variability and achieve monetary stability in preparation for economic and monetary union.

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ERM II 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf European monetary system component
exchange rate mechanism
alsoKnownAs European Monetary System
surface form: European Exchange Rate Mechanism
appliesTo currencies of participating European countries
basedOn fixed but adjustable exchange rates
country European Union
designedFor preparation for Economic and Monetary Union (EMU)
facetOf European Union economic policy
European integration
followedBy ERM self-linksurface differs
surface form: ERM II

euro area single currency regime
fullName Exchange Rate Mechanism
goal achieve monetary stability in Europe
reduce exchange rate variability among European currencies
hasCriterion narrow exchange rate fluctuation margins for some currencies
wider exchange rate fluctuation margins for others
hasEffect convergence of inflation rates among member states
greater monetary policy coordination in Europe
hasPart central parity rates
exchange rate bands
intervention points
inceptionContext move towards Economic and Monetary Union in Europe
need to stabilize intra-European exchange rates after Bretton Woods
introducedBy European Economic Community
involves central bank foreign exchange interventions
legalForm intergovernmental agreement
monitoredBy European monetary authorities
partOf European Monetary System
purpose limit fluctuations between participating European currencies
prepare for economic and monetary union in Europe
region Europe
regulates maximum bilateral exchange rate fluctuations
replaced previous bilateral exchange arrangements among European countries
significantEvent 1992–1993 ERM crisis
startTime 1979
uses mutual support through central bank interventions
parity grid

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ERM followedBy ERM self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: ERM II
ERM hasAbbreviation ERM