Corporate Treasury and Currency Risk Assessment
A multinational corporation's treasury department is deciding where to park a large sum of cash for 90 days. They are considering bank accounts in two countries, Country A and Country B. Country A's currency floats freely, while Country B's central bank maintains a fixed value for its currency against the corporation's home currency. Country B's central bank has a flawless 30-year track record of defending this fixed value, and market consensus is that this policy is unshakeable. Based solely on the risk of the currency's value changing, analyze why the treasury department would view the funds in Country B as essentially free from currency risk.
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