How GEORGE SOROS made $2 BILLION by CRASHING THAILAND's Economy | Economic Case Study
A Think School economic case study of how George Soros's fund profited from the 1997 Thai baht crisis. The presenter explains Japan's Plaza Accord, why Japanese firms moved to Thailand, Thailand's fixed exchange rate promise, a simplified forward contract example, the crash, and long-term effects, ending with three lessons for India. The caption text covers the whole 15 minute video. The numbers in the worked example are hypothetical illustrations, and claims such as Soros causing the collapse, 2 billion dollars of profit and poverty rising from 35 to 45 percent are the presenter's statements, not independently checked. The presenter's moral framing is opinion. This is not investment or financial advice. Captions are automatic with errors. Topics are untimed; metadata follows YouTube. Think School lists Odoo as a sponsor. Source: https://youtubetotranscript.com/transcript?v=xDSi8-vyZIs
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A Think School economic case study of how George Soros's fund profited from the 1997 Thai baht crisis. The presenter explains Japan's Plaza Accord, why Japanese firms moved to Thailand, Thailand's fixed exchange rate promise, a simplified forward contract example, the crash, and long-term effects, ending with three lessons for India. The caption text covers the whole 15 minute video. The numbers in the worked example are hypothetical illustrations, and claims such as Soros causing the collapse, 2 billion dollars of profit and poverty rising from 35 to 45 percent are the presenter's statements, not independently checked. The presenter's moral framing is opinion. This is not investment or financial advice. Captions are automatic with errors. Topics are untimed; metadata follows YouTube. Think School lists Odoo as a sponsor. Source: https://youtubetotranscript.com/transcript?v=xDSi8-vyZIs