Monetary policy is the monitoring and control of money supply by a central bank‚ such as the Federal Reserve Board in the United States of America‚ and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas in the Philippines. This is used by the government to be able to control inflation‚ and stabilize currency. Monetary Policy is considered to be one of the two ways that the government can influence the economy – the other one being Fiscal Policy (which makes use of government spending‚ and taxes).[1] Monetary Policy
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Tuesday‚ February 19‚ 2013. February 19‚ 2013 Bank of Japan Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting on January 21 and 22‚ 2013 (English translation prepared by the Bank’s staff based on the Japanese original) Please contact the Bank of Japan at the address below in advance to request permission when reproducing or copying the content of this document for commercial purposes. Secretariat of the Policy Board‚ Bank of Japan P.O. Box 30‚ Nihonbashi‚ Tokyo 103-8660‚ Japan Please credit
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Ethiopia Vol. 4 (3b) July‚ 2010 ISSN 1994-9057 (Print) ISSN 2070-0083 (Online) Fraud and Fraudulent Practices in Nigeria Banking Industry (Pp. 240-256) Owolabi‚ S. A. - Accounting Department‚ Babcock University‚ Nigeria E-mail: emilagab05@yahoo.com Abstract The paper reviews the various forms of fraudulent practice their impact and inducement for various reforms in banking industry. It also mentions various legislations targeted at reducing fraud and introducing some forms of control and reporting
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Stability in Nigeria Nicoletta Batini © 2004 International Monetary Fund WP/04/97 IMF Working Paper Research Department Achieving and Maintaining Price Stability in Nigeria Prepared by Nicoletta Batini1 Authorized for distribution by James Morsink June 2004 Abstract This Working Paper should not be reported as representing the views of the IMF. The views expressed in this Working Paper are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent those of the IMF or IMF policy. Working Papers
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Monetary Policy‚ Inflation‚ and the Business Cycle This page intentionally left blank Monetary Policy‚ Inflation‚ and the Business Cycle An Introduction to the New Keynesian Framework Jordi Galí Princeton University Press Princeton and Oxford Copyright © 2008 by Princeton University Press Published by Princeton University Press‚ 41 William Street‚ Princeton‚ New Jersey 08540 In the United Kingdom: Princeton University Press‚ 6 Oxford Street‚ Woodstock‚ Oxfordshire OX20 1TW All Rights Reserved
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BRIEF HISTORY OF NIGERIAN BANKING A formal legal structure to banking in Nigeria is a relatively recent invention. Prior to 1952 there was no legislation governing the banking system in Nigeria. The British Bank of West Africa (BBWA) started operating in Nigeria by the year 1892. After the BBWA‚ Barclays Bank became the second expatriate bank to operate in Nigeria by the year 1917. The first indigenous bank‚ The Bank of Nigeria was founded in the year 1933 and also operated successfully. After the
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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. Fiscal Policy is government spending policies that influence macroeconomic conditions. These policies affect tax rates‚ interest rates and government spending‚ in an effort to control the economy. How is the Monetary Policy different from the Fiscal Policy? The Monetary Policy regulates
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Monetary policy Is the term we use to describe an increase in interest rates or a decrease in interest rates. An increase/decrease in the money supply What is the MPC? Monetary policy Committee- interest rates are set by the banks MPC’s to help meet the inflation target. Who is on the MPC? Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is made up of nine members – the Governor‚ the two Deputy Governors‚ the Bank’s Chief Economist‚ the Executive Director for Markets and four external members appointed
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Monetary Policy involves actions by the RBA on behalf of the govt to influence the cost and availability of money and credit in the economy. It is a macro-economic policy that is pre-emptive and counter cyclical‚ meaning that it smoothes the effects of fluctuations in the business cycle‚ and influence the level of economic activity‚ inflation and employment. The aim of Monetary Policy is too stabilize the currency of Australia‚ maintaining full employment‚ maintaining low inflation‚ and minimizing
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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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