© 2008 International Monetary Fund February 2008 IMF Country Report No. 08/71 Islamic Republic of Afghanistan: Selected Issues This Selected Issues paper for Islamic Republic of Afghanistan was prepared by a staff team of the International Monetary Fund as background documentation for the periodic consultation with the member country. It is based on the information available at the time it was completed on January 30‚ 2008. The views expressed in this document are those of the staff team and
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is Fiscal Policy? One of the features that helps identify the economic direction of a country is fiscal policy. The government utilizes fiscal policy to control the economy through adjustment in spending levels and revenue. According to the theories of John Maynard Keynes‚ the British economist in regard fiscal policy‚ the decreasing or increasing expenditures (spending) and revenue (taxes) levels influences employment‚ inflation and the flow of money into the economic system. Fiscal policy is very
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Addy G Pieter Homework Macroeconomic Questions 1.- In the Republic of Ragu‚ the currency is the rag. During 2009‚ the Treasury of Ragu sold bonds to finance the Ragu budget deficit. In all‚ the Treasury sold 50‚000 10-year bonds with a face value of 100 rags each. The total deficit was 5 million rags. Further‚ assume that Ragu Central Bank reserve requirement was 20 percent and that in the same year‚ the bank bought 500‚000 rags worth of outstanding bonds on the open market. Finally‚ assume
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Summary on the Impact of fiscal and monetary policy on business organizations and their activities. Fiscal policy Government influence the economy by changing the level and types of taxes‚ the extent and composition of spending‚ and degree and form of borrowing. Lower taxes mean more disposable income for consumers and more cash for businesses to invest in jobs and equipment. Stimulus-spending programs‚ which are short-term in nature and often involve infrastructure projects‚ can also help drive
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Monetary policy in Pakistan | By Dr. M. Hanif Akhtar‚ Department of Commerce‚ B. Z. University‚ Multan Aug 28 - Sep 03‚ 2000Monetary policy in Pakistan has been used in co-ordination with the fiscal policy to achieve both the objectives of macro-economic stability and higher economic growth. The government supervises monetary situation of economy through the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). This article attempts to present an overview
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Monetary Policy Monetary policy is a macroeconomic policy implemented by the RBA to attain a set of objectives through the basis of a stable and maintained inflation band of 2-3%. Indirectly by the implementation of monetary policy‚ supply of money is affected through changes in the interest rate; cost of living is methodically altered to suit chosen economic conditions and economic growth is steadied and sometimes purposely stagnated. There are two different directions for monetary policy
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Canada can employ to direct the economy in a positive direction: fiscal and monetary policy. Both policies‚ when used correctly‚ can be employed to stimulate the economy during times of recession or slow down the economy during times of inflation. The effectiveness of government intervention in the economy in the long and short run through fiscal and monetary policy has been the subject of controversy among many economists. Fiscal policy is concerned with adjusting government spending levels and tax
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MONETARY POLICY OF BANGLADESH Assignment On Monetary Policy of Bangladesh MONETARY POLICY OF BANGLADESH INTRODUCTION: Monetary Policy is the policy adopted by the central bank for control of the supply of money as an instrument for achieving the objectives of general economic policy. With the shifts of the policy stance of the government in various phases‚ necessary adjustments were made in the country’s monetary policy. The Department
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MONETARY POLICY Monetary policy is the process by which the monetary authority of a country controls the supply of money‚ often targeting a rate of interest for the purpose of promoting economic growth and stability The official goals usually include relatively stable prices and low unemployment. Monetary theory provides insight into how to craft optimal monetary policy. Monetary policy is referred to as either being expansionary‚ or a contractionary‚ where an expansionary policy increases the total
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Monetary Policy Paper "Monetary Policy is the most significant function of the Fed; it is probably the most-used policy in macroeconomics" (Colander‚ 2004‚ p. 661). This paper will discuss and elaborate on "The Monetary Policy Report" submitted to the Congress on February 11‚ 2003 and concepts of Macroeconomics by David Colander. The state of the economy‚ concerns of the Federal Reserve‚ and the stated direction of recent monetary policy will also be discussed. "Monetary policy is a policy of
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