Which is the best characterization of the current international payments system?
A) The World Bank and the IMF approve nations' exchange rate regimes and ensure that financial flows are not hampered by imbalances.
B) All nations are now operating with floating exchange rates and free capital flows.
C) The four richest industrial nations have floating exchange rates, while the rest of the nations peg to those currencies.
D) There is no standard and no rules, and each nation chooses the regime that works best for its individual situation at the time.
Ans: D) There is no standard and no rules, and each nation chooses the regime that works best for its individual situation at the time.
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