MASTER DEGREE PROJECT EXCHANGE RATE VARIATION AND INFLATION IN NIGERIA (1970- 2007) Master Degree Project in Economics and Finance D-Leval 15 ECTS Spring term Year 2008 Onosewalu Okhiria 761130-P319 Taofeek Sesan Saliu 761130-P719 Supervisor: Bernd-Joachim Schuller(PhD) Examiner: Max Zamanian (PhD) ABSTRACT This study examines the impact of exchange rate on inflation in Nigeria economy between 1970 and 2007. We analysed the trend of inflation and exchange rate in the last 38 years by
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1. Type of basic mechanisms for exchange rates a). Free float Free floating or clean float is a type of country’s exchange rate regime where a currency’s value is allowed to fluctuate according to the foreign exchange market. Free floating exchange rate is determined by the interaction of currency supplies and demands with no government intervention. It always termed “self- correcting’ as if any differences in supply and demand‚ the exchange rate will automatically be corrected in the market
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Exchange rate determination of Indian Rupees: (source: MBA Knowledge base) As we know that Forex market for Indian currency is highly volatile where one cannot forecast exchange rate easily‚ there is a mechanism which works behind the determination of exchange rate. One of the most important factors‚ which affect exchange rate‚ is demand and supply of domestic and foreign currency. There are some other factors also‚ which are having major impact on the exchange rate determination. After studying
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Government controlled investment funds‚ known as sovereign wealth funds‚ A. Are playing a less-important role in international finance following the end of the fixed exchange rate era B. Are mostly domiciled in Asian and Middle Eastern countries. C. Are usually are responsible for converting trade surpluses and oil revenues into foreign exchange reserves. D. None of the above 27.3.46. Foreign direct investment (FDI) occurs A. when an investor acquires a measure of control of a foreign business B
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Assignment I Exchange Rate Regimes: Historical Overview Prepared for: Mrs. Syeda Mahrufa Bashar‚ Assistant Professor Course Instructor: International Finance Course Code: F405 Prepared by: Tanvir Ahmed Khan Tanu (ZR-06) Rifat Tareq (ZR-20) Makshudul Alom Mokul Mondal (ZR-43) Hammad Bin Noor (ZR-49) Ishmam Rahman Abedin (ZR-53) Institute of Business Administration (IBA) University of Dhaka September 11‚ 2013 Table of Contents 1 Exchange Rate Regime
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on exchange rate” Table of Contents INTRODUCTION 3 1. Comparison of three episodes 5 2. INTEREST RATE DIFFERENTIALS AND EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES 12 Conclusion 17 References 18 INTRODUCTION Financial crises are often associated with significant movements in exchange rates‚ which reflect both increasing risk aversion and changes in the perceived risk of investing in certain currencies. The global financial crisis of 2007–09 was no exception. Previous work on exchange rate
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this problem‚ because it could no be easy at all. The aim of this essay is to understand the problem of exchange rate. In order to answer to this problematic‚ various topics will be analysed. First‚ the concept of exchange rate will be defined to understand well the topic‚ then a summary of the movements of the four most used currencies‚ Dollar‚ Euro‚ GBP and Yen and theirs exchange rates over one year. In a second part‚ the main factors which play a huge role in the fluctuation will be explain
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of the foreign exchange rate as a whole and how it affects the country and at the same time how it gets affected. This paper enumerates the advantages and disadvantages of having a strong Peso. The paper also discusses what factors affect the strengthening and weakening of the Philippine Peso. This paper also includes an in depth analysis of how the foreign exchange could affect and gets affected by the economy‚ the society and politics. OVERVIEW The Philippine exchanged rate is express in
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Forecasting Cassandra Harris HSM/260 5/3/2015 Cynthia Cucuzza Forecasting Exercise 9.1 The following data represent total personnel expenses for the Palmdale Human Service Agency for past four fiscal years: 20 X 1 = $5‚250‚000 20 X 2 = $5‚500‚000 20 X 3 = $6‚000‚000 20 X 4 = $6‚750‚000 Forecast personnel expenses for fiscal year 20X5 using moving averages weighted moving averages‚ exponential smoothing‚ and time series regression. For moving averages and weighted moving averages‚ use only the data
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Chapter 3‚ Problem 3 Using published sources (for example‚ The Wall Street Journal‚ Barron’s‚ Federal Reserve Bulletin)‚ look up the exchange rate for U. S. dollars with Japanese yen for each of the past 10 years (you can use an average for the year or a specific time period each year). Japanese Yen to U. S. Dollar (Retrieved from http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/data/EXJPUS.txt ) Date Example - Japan Stock Price in Yen Example -
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