Economy of Hungary account transactions, and subsequent to OECD membership in 1996, for almost all capital account transactions as well. Since 1995, Hungary has pegged the forint against a basket of currencies (in which the U.S. dollar is 30%), and the central rate against the basket is devalued at a preannounced rate, originally set at 0.8% per month, the Forint is now an entirely free-floating currency. The government privatization program ended on schedule in 1998: 80% of GDP is now produced by the private sector, and foreign owners control 70% of financial institutions, 66% of industry, 90% of telecommunications, and 50% of the
Renminbi currency value Renminbi currency value Renminbi currency value is a debate affecting the Chinese currency unit, the "renminbi" ( Code:CNY). The "renminbi" is classified as a fixed exchange rate currency "with reference to a basket of currencies", which has drawn attention from nations which have freely floated currency and has become a source of trade friction with western nations Some economists have argued that the value of the "renminbi" should be allowed to appreciate by 20 to 40 percent against the US dollar. According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the "renminbi" is undervalued somewhere between five and 27 percent. The "renminbi"