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Devaluation

Great Britain · Government / Conservative Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

1992

John Roy Major16 September 1992

Government / Conservative Party Government

The UKs forced withdrawal from the European Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM) is succeeded by a partial economic recovery with a new policy of flexible exchange rates, allowing lower interest rates and devaluation - increased demand for UK goods in export markets

Names involved

John Roy Major

Provenance

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