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Decrease in value of domestic currency to foreign currency in fixed exchange rate system is called :

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Correct Option: 2

In a fixed exchange rate system, when the government officially reduces the value of domestic currency relative to foreign currency, it is called devaluation. Depreciation refers to a fall in currency value under a flexible/floating exchange rate system (market-driven). Appreciation and revaluation refer to increases in currency value under flexible and fixed systems respectively.

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