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Restrictions that are imposed by a nation on the free exchange and convertibility of its own currency. Foreign exchange controls are most often instituted by countries whose currencies are weak and whose citizens prefer to hold and use the currencies of other nations.
(source: http://financial-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Foreign+Exchange+Control)
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