Paul van ZeelandMarch 1935
Belgium devalues its currency and leaves the Gold Bloc after banking and reserve pressures make continued defence of the old gold parity unsustainable.
Belgium · Economy / Gold Standard. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Belgium devalues its currency and leaves the Gold Bloc after banking and reserve pressures make continued defence of the old gold parity unsustainable.
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