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1. Markets are integrated when an asset sells for the same price wherever it is traded.
2. The worlds financial markets are becoming increasingly segmented as large international commercial banks achieve more and more economic power.
3. Prices in the worlds financial markets are becoming increasingly segmented as local political forces work to dismantle many of the worlds largest countries, such as those of the former Soviet Union.
4. The international monetary system refers to the global network of governmental and commercial institutions within which currency exchange rates are determined.
5. The International Monetary Funds principal mission is to provide funds for economic development in developing economies.
6. The Basel Accord established the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
7. The financial account of the IMFs Balance-of-Payments Statistics measures the total financial wealth of citizens in each reporting country.
8. The trade balanceof the IMFs Balance-of-Payments Statisticsis the net balance (exports minus imports) on merchandise trade.
9. The trade balanceof the IMFs Balance-of-Payments Statisticsmeasures gross exports of goods and services.
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10. In a fixed exchange rate system, governments stand ready to buy and sell currency at official exchange rates.