Strategies for Resuscitating Foreign Exchange Market in a Depressed Economy (A Case Study in Nigeria) By Ijaiya Tahir Adeniyi B.sc (Hons) Econs From Lagos State University‚ Ojo‚ Lagos State‚ Nigeria CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Exchange rate arrangements in Nigeria have undergone significant changes over the past four decades (Alaba‚ 2003). It shifted from a fixed regime in the 1960s to a pegged arrangement between the 1970s and the mid-1980s‚ and finally‚ to the
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Interest Rate Risk (IRR) Management What is Interest Rate Risk : Interest rate risk is the risk where changes in market interest rates might adversely affect a bank’s financial condition. The management of Interest Rate Risk should be one of the critical components of market risk management in banks. The regulatory restrictions in the past had greatly reduced many of the risks in the banking system. Deregulation of interest rates has‚ however‚ exposed them to the adverse impacts of interest rate risk
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Philippine Stock Exchange Philippine Stock Exchange also known as the Philippine stock exchange incorporated (PSEi) is the national stock exchange of the country. A little background about PSE‚ it was created from the two stock exchange of the country which are the Manila Stock Exchange or MSE established on 1927 specifically August 8 and the Makati Stock Exchange or MkSE established on 1963 of May 27th. Both stock exchange allied after 30 years since the birth of MkSE on December 23‚ 1992. Philippine
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to make provisions for easier access to fund which is used for developmental purposes and other businesses. In fact‚ for a nation to develop there is a dire need for that nation to have a functional and efficient capital market of which the stock exchange is the hub. A capital market‚ which is a part of the financial market‚ is constituted as soon as a network of financial institutions interact to mobilize and allocate long term funds into productive investment. The long term funds are exchanged
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Forecasting exchange rate volatility: The superior performance of conditional combinations of time series and option implied forecasts☆ Guillermo Benavides a‚⁎‚ Carlos Capistrán b a b Banco de México‚ Mexico Bank of America Merrill Lynch‚ Mexico article info Article history: Received 26 February 2010 Accepted 5 July 2012 Available online 16 July 2012 Keywords: Composite forecasts Forecast evaluation GARCH Implied volatility Mexican peso–U.S. dollar exchange rate Regime switching
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The Philippine Stock Exchange‚ Inc. ("PSE" or the "Exchange") is a private organization that provides and ensures a fair‚ efficient‚ transparent and orderly market for the buying and selling of securities. PSE traces its roots from the country’s two former bourses: the Manila Stock Exchange ("MSE") and the Makati Stock Exchange ("MkSE"). Founded in March 1927‚ the MSE was the first stock exchange in the Philippines and one of the oldest in Asia. Originally housed in downtown Manila‚ the MSE moved
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overnight rate-the main tool used by the Bank of Canada to conduct monetary policy. The Bank carries out monetary policy by influencing short-term interest rates. It does this by raising and lowering the target for the overnight rate. The overnight rate is the interest rate at which major financial institutions borrow and lend one day funds among themselves; the Bank sets a target level for that rate. This target for the overnight rate is often referred to as the Bank’s key interest rate or key
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Brief History of Stock Exchanges News on the stock market appears in different media every day. You hear about it any time it reaches a new high or a new low‚ and you also hear about it daily in statements like ’The BSE Sensitive Index rose 5% today’. Obviously‚ stocks and stock markets are important. Stocks of public limited companies are bought and sold at a stock exchange. But what really are stock exchanges? Known also as the stock market or bourse‚ a stock exchange is an organized marketplace
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A PROJECT ON FOREIGN EXCHANGE MARKET IN THE SUBJECT ECONOMICS OF GLOBAL TRADE AND FINANACE SUBMITTED BY CONTENT Sr. No. PARTICULARS Page No. CHAPTER I – INTRODUCTION 1.1 Meaning 1 1.2 Objective Of Study 1 1.3 Research Methodology 1-2 1.4 History 2-5 1.5 Unique Features 5-7 1.6 Functions Of Foreign Exchange Market 7 CHAPTER II – DATA ANALYSIS
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INTRODUCTION=Your business is open to risks from movements in competitors ’ prices‚ raw material prices‚ competitors ’ cost of capital‚ foreign exchange rates and interest rates‚ all of which need to be (ideally) managed. This section addresses the task of managing exposure to Foreign Exchange movements. These Risk Management Guidelines are primarily an enunciation of some good and prudent practices in exposure management. They have to be understood‚ and slowly internalised and customised so that
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