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Why is dollar the international currency?

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Why the Dollar Is the Global Currency

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 A money exchange stand on a push cart deals in foreign and Afghan currency in Chicken Street on October 17, 2011 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Photo by Kaveh Kazemi/Getty Images

By Kimberly Amadeo

Updated June 13, 2017

Definition: A global currency is one that is accepted for trade throughout the world. Some of the world's currencies are accepted for most international transactions. The most popular are the U.S. dollar, the euro and the yen. Another name for global currency is reserve currency.

Of these, the U.S. dollar is the most popular. It makes up 64 percent of all known central bankforeign exchange reserve.

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