More recently, Glass-Steagall was repealed, giving high-risk firms almost unlimited access to funds generated through their new access to the safety net.
Although it can hardly be characterised as a trend, some countries still adopt a pegging of their exchange rate and groups of countries are opting for cooperation in a currency area or monetary union. Alternatives for Namibia Namibia is indirectly linked to what appears to be the present norm in exchange rate arrangements.