stackyFACTSWhen a nation cannot trust its own central planners, it artificially locks its currency's value to a vastly more stable foreign one. Currency pegging requires immense reserves to constantly defend the artificial exchange rate. It works beautifully right up until a massive market shock violently shatters the illusion.
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