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The Asian Currency Unit (ACU) is a proposed Currency unit for the ASEAN "10+3" Economic circle (ASEAN, the Mainland of the People's Republic Of China , Japan , and the Republic Of Korea ). The ACU takes its inspiration from the now defunct European Currency Unit . The ACU as it has been proposed is as yet not a real currency, but a currency basket, i.e., a weighted index of East Asian currencies that will function as a benchmark for regional currency movements. The Asian Development Bank is currently reviewing different options concerning the technical aspects related to the ACU calculation, including the nature of the basket, the choice of fixed weights vs. fixed units, the selection of currencies to be included in the basket, the choice of weights, the criteria for their periodical revision, and other aspects as well. After completing an internal review of these technical aspects, the Asian Development Bank expects to post several indexes for the ACU on its website in the next few months. The Asian Development Bank will announce the details of the ACU in March 2006 or later. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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