Revaluation

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Revaluation is a situation that occurs when the relative price of a currency is increased. It is the opposite of devaluation.


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According to Financial Management Theory and Practice by Eugene F. Brigham and Michael C. Ehrhardt (13th edition),

Revaluation. Occurs when the relative price of a currency is increased. It is the opposite of devaluation.

According to Macroeconomics by Mankiw (7th edition),

Revaluation. An action undertaken by the central bank to raise the value of a currency under a system of fixed exchange rates. (Cf. devaluation.)

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