‘Crawling Peg System’ means
Hybrid of Fixed and Floating Exchange System.
Under a crawling peg system, the currency is pegged to a reference currency or basket at a par value, but that par value is adjusted periodically in small, pre-announced or formula-based steps, often in line with inflation differentials.
It keeps the stability of a fixed rate in the short run while allowing gradual movement over time like a floating rate, so it is regarded as a hybrid of the fixed and floating systems.
A pure fixed rate is not revised in this gradual way, and a pure floating rate is set by market demand and supply without any official peg.
Hence, Hybrid of Fixed and Floating Exchange System.
The floating rate system is characterised by :
Domestic Currency tends to depreciate owing to :
The floating rate system is characterised by :
Domestic Currency tends to depreciate owing to :