let me clarify... i don't think they will let it float.  they will peg to a basket, like Kuwait.

 

i think the government can afford this inflationary pressure, but many private companies can not in the long run (at least the small to medium ones).  it's really affecting where i work, and we're having a hard time recruiting expats because of it.

 

Kuwait didn't wait for a common currency, and recent talk our of the UAE makes me wonder if they will wait.

 

i hope they repeg to a basket - i'm paid in QAR and am longer for the good old days of a canadian dollar worth 63 US cents.  

 

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