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Special Drawing Rights Introduced

France · Economy / Gold Standard. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

1969

Pierre-Paul Schweitzer1969

Washington · Economy / Gold Standard

The IMF introduces Special Drawing Rights as a new international reserve asset, reducing future dependence on additions to official gold and dollar reserves.

Names involved

Pierre-Paul Schweitzer

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