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It was created in particular to be a convenient unit of account for commodities transactions and having less volatility than the component currencies.   
It was created in particular to be a convenient unit of account for commodities transactions and having less volatility than the component currencies.   


Launched in 2009, the WOCU is monitored  by the WDX Institute.
Launched in 2009.




==See also==
==See also==
* [[Commodity]]
* [[Currency basket]]
* [[Currency basket]]
* [[Gross domestic product]]  (GDP)
* [[Gross domestic product]]  (GDP)

Revision as of 19:08, 20 October 2022

(WOCU).

The WOCU is a global composite currency unit made up of a basket of the currencies of the 20 largest economies, weighted by relative GDP.

It was created in particular to be a convenient unit of account for commodities transactions and having less volatility than the component currencies.

Launched in 2009.


See also