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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The need for fiscal reforms Malaysia’s fiscal policies have generally been expansionary‚ with 46 years of budget deficits‚ punctuated by only six years of budget surpluses‚ since Independence. While this does smack of a serious lack of fiscal discipline in an otherwise impressive macroeconomic management track record‚ there is no doubt that Malaysia has managed these deficits fairly well‚ with the notable exceptions in the early eighties when the deficits had ballooned warranting external
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INTRODUCTION Nigeria monetary policy has been conducted under wide ranging economic environment since its establishment in 1959‚ the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has continued to play the traditional role expected of the central bank‚ which is the regulation of stock of money such a way as to promote the social welfare (Ajayi‚ 1999). This role is anchored on the use of monetary policy that is usually targeted towards the achievement of full-employment equilibrium‚ rapid economic growth‚ price
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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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CHAPTER 11 MONETARY AND FISCAL POLICY Chapter Outline: • The effects of fiscal and monetary policy on output • Monetary policy and the transmission mechanism • The liquidity trap • The classical case • The quantity theory of money • Fiscal policy and crowding out • Monetary accommodation • The effects of alternative policies on the composition of output • The U.S. economy in the 1980s and 1990s • Anticipatory monetary policy • The policy mix during the German re-unification
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© 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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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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Theory Monetary Policy of Kazakhstan 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. It is referred to as either being expansionary or contractionary‚ where an expansionary policy increases
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CHAPTER –VI MONETARY POLICY IN INDIA 268 CHAPTER –VI MONETARY POLICY IN INDIA This chapter deals with two sections such as ‗Instruments of Monetary Policy in India‘ and ‗Money‚ Prices and Output in India‘. The former examines the first objective of the study‚ i.e. to understand the changing role and importance of monetary tools in India and the latter deals with the second and third objectives of the research work. Our second objective is to find out how much monetary policy ensures financial
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Fiscal and Monetary policy- The response of global economic crisis especially in EU Introduction Monetary and fiscal authorities across the globe have responded quickly and decisively to these extraordinary developments. In particular‚ against the background of rapidly receding inflationary pressures and risks‚ the Euro system has taken monetary policy and liquidity management measures that were unprecedented in nature‚ scope and timing. Since
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