{
  "pack": "currencies_fx",
  "title": "Currencies & FX regimes SEA",
  "as_of": "2026-09-17",
  "timezone": "Europe/London",
  "linear_issue": "MED2-68",
  "coverage_iso3": [
    "BRN",
    "KHM",
    "IDN",
    "LAO",
    "MYS",
    "MMR",
    "PHL",
    "SGP",
    "THA",
    "VNM",
    "TLS"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "areaer_2023",
      "name": "IMF AREAER 2023",
      "url": "https://www.imf.org/en/publications/annual-report-on-exchange-arrangements-and-exchange-restrictions/issues/2024/12/19/annual-report-on-exchange-arrangements-and-exchange-restrictions-2023-541890",
      "pdf": "_raw/AREAER_2023.pdf",
      "excerpt": "_raw/AREAER_2023_Table4_excerpt.txt",
      "used_for": [
        "fx_regime",
        "fx_anchor",
        "fx_regime_detail"
      ],
      "vintage": "de facto as of 2023-04-30"
    },
    {
      "id": "bis_xru",
      "name": "BIS bilateral exchange rates (WS_XRU)",
      "url": "https://data.bis.org/topics/XRU",
      "used_for": [
        "usd_bilateral",
        "usd_yoy_pct",
        "timeseries usd_bilateral"
      ],
      "notes": "Monthly average (COLLECTION=A); LCU per USD"
    },
    {
      "id": "bis_eer",
      "name": "BIS effective exchange rates (WS_EER)",
      "url": "https://data.bis.org/topics/EER",
      "used_for": [
        "reer_index",
        "neer_index",
        "reer_yoy_pct",
        "neer_yoy_pct",
        "timeseries"
      ],
      "notes": "Broad basket; base 2020=100; monthly through 2026-08 for ID/MY/PH/TH/SG"
    },
    {
      "id": "wdi_pa_nus_fcrf",
      "name": "World Bank WDI PA.NUS.FCRF",
      "url": "https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/all/indicator/PA.NUS.FCRF",
      "raw": "_raw/wdi_fx_official.json",
      "used_for": [
        "usd_bilateral_wdi",
        "TLS usd_bilateral cross-check"
      ],
      "lastupdated": "2026-07-13"
    }
  ],
  "rules": [
    "No invented FX levels, REER/NEER, or AREAER labels",
    "Empty cells stay empty (documented in gaps.md)",
    "Concept firewall vs inflation_policy_rates: this pack owns FX/regimes/REER/bilateral, not CPI/policy rates",
    "British English in docs where it does not conflict with source labels"
  ],
  "files": [
    "scoreboard.csv",
    "scoreboard_wide.csv",
    "timeseries.csv",
    "gaps.md",
    "README.md",
    "provenance.json"
  ]
}