Appendix C: Currency Crisis Playbook — Quick Reference

Organizational Resilience and Black Swan Events · 3:20

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[Verse 1]
When your currency starts to slide
Ten to fifteen percent decline
Three months watching numbers fall
Central banks begin their call
Check your contracts, count the cost
Model scenarios before you're lost
Thirty, fifty, eighty down
Hedge your bets before you drown

[Chorus]
Early warning, accelerating
Crisis hits, then stabilizing
Watch the phases, know the signs
Currency crisis playbook lines
Ten-fifteen, then fifteen-thirty
Thirty plus gets really dirty
Four phases you must know
When the currency winds blow

[Verse 2]
Acceleration phase kicks in
Fifteen to thirty percent spin
Capital controls in the air
Inflation rising everywhere
Convert to hard currency fast
These windows never seem to last
Brief your leaders on escape
While contracts still can change their shape

[Chorus]
Early warning, accelerating
Crisis hits, then stabilizing
Watch the phases, know the signs
Currency crisis playbook lines
Ten-fifteen, then fifteen-thirty
Thirty plus gets really dirty
Four phases you must know
When the currency winds blow

[Bridge]
Crisis mode at thirty plus
Capital controls, banking bust
Force majeure your saving grace
Emergency pricing takes its place
Execute your crisis plan
Hold steady with a steady hand

[Verse 3]
Stabilization finally comes
Depreciation pressure numbs
IMF steps in to help
New policies start to develop
Assess the damage, what's for keeps
Renegotiate while the market sleeps
Evaluate your position strong
You've weathered the currency storm

[Chorus]
Early warning, accelerating
Crisis hits, then stabilizing
Watch the phases, know the signs
Currency crisis playbook lines
Ten-fifteen, then fifteen-thirty
Thirty plus gets really dirty
Four phases you must know
When the currency winds blow

[Outro]
Black swan business planning
Keep your crisis understanding
Currency storms will come and go
But now you've got the playbook flow

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