The SDR is an international reserve asset created by the IMF to supplement the official reserves of its member countries. The SDR is not a currency. It is a potential claim on the freely usable currencies of IMF members. As such, SDRs can provide a country with liquidity.
The IMF created the SDR as a supplementary international reserve asset in 1969, when currencies were tied to the price of gold and the US dollar was the leading international reserve asset. The IMF defined the SDR as equivalent to a fractional amount of gold that was equivalent to one US dollar.
Special drawing rights (SDRs, code XDR) are supplementary foreign exchange reserve assets defined and maintained by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). [1] SDRs are units of account for the IMF, and not a currency per se. [2] They represent a claim to currency held by IMF member countries for which they may be exchanged. [3]
2 天之前 · The currency value of the SDR is determined by summing the values in U.S. dollars, based on market exchange rates, of a basket of major currencies (the U.S. dollar, Euro, Japanese yen, pound sterling and the Chinese renminbi).
2024年8月21日 · What Are Special Drawing Rights (SDRs)? Special drawing rights (SDRs) refer to an international type of monetary reserve currency created by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in 1969.
2024年12月5日 · Special drawing rights (SDRs) are a world reserve asset whose value is based on a basket of five major international currencies. SDRs were created by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in...
IMF Publication Review of the Method of Valuation of the SDR — Amendment to Rule 0-1 INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND . Title: 9798400219443.pdf Created Date: