1997 Asian financial crisis - the rate was almost exactly 8,000 to 1 U.S. dollar
Time: Thursday Dec 31, 1998
Place: Indonesia
Details: On 31 December 1998, the rate was almost exactly 8,000 to 1 U.S. dollar. Indonesia lost 13.5% of its GDP that year.
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