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ViewpointSeptember 1 2017

Guy Debelle: why the FX Global Code matters

The FX Global Code was launched in May 2017 to restore market trust and encourage a well-functioning wholesale foreign exchange market. Now is the time for market participants to sign up to the code and embed best practice in their daily activities, writes the deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia.
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I hope this article serves as a call to action for attendees at the International Monetary Fund and World Bank meetings, both public and private, to read the FX Global Code (FXGC) and seriously consider signing up to it through a statement of commitment.

The FXGC sets out principles of good practice in the foreign exchange (FX) market to provide a common set of guidance. It aims to help restore confidence and promote the effective functioning of the wholesale FX market. A well-functioning FX market is very much in the interest of all market participants.

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