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When Foreign Exchange Intervention Can Best Help Countries Navigate Shocks
Intervention, when appropriate, should be used as part of an integrated policy response rather than as a standalone instrument.
Foreign exchange intervention is most effective when it forms part of an integrated policy response — coordinated with monetary policy, macroprudential measures and capital-flow management — rather than deployed alone against a persistent shock.
For exporters and importers operating across Gulf and MENA currencies, the practical consequence is hedging discipline. Pegged regimes behave differently from managed floats under stress, and contract terms should reflect that.