MONETARY POLICY TOOLS OF KENYA AND ITS EFFECTIVENESS IN THE RECENT YEARS * INTRODUCTION Kenya‚ officially the Republic of Kenya‚ is a sovereign state in East Africa. Although Kenya is one of the biggest economy in Africa‚ Kenya is still developing with a Human Development Index (HDI) of 0.519 putting the country at a position of 145 out of 186 – one of the lowest in the world and about 38% of Kenyans live in absolute poverty. The most important agriculture sector is one of the least
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flat monetary policy rule‚ it will Answer aggressively increase inflation if the interest rate exceeds the target interest rate. aggressively increase interest rates if the inflation rate exceeds the target inflation rate. only slightly increase inflation if the interest rate exceeds the target interest rate. only slightly increase interest rates if the inflation rate exceeds the target inflation rate. During the Christmas shopping season the demand for money increases significantly
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A healthcare policy is a set rules and regulation that are put into effect to help assist operating and shaping the health care system. Health care policies that cover issues such as public health‚ disability‚ financing of public healthcare and mental health. Regulatory health policy tools look to the government use to help control and assign the behavior of certain groups by monitoring and enforcing the rules if they fail to follow imposing sanctions on them (Shi Singh‚ 2013). For example‚ the Joint
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Methodologies……………………………………………………………………...3 Interest rate and its determinants…………………………………………………3-5 Analysis of regression equation………………………………………………….6-7 Analysis of correlation matrix……………………………………………………7-8 Conclusion…………………………………………………………........................8 Bibliography……………………………………………………………………….8 Determinants of Interest Rates in Bangladesh Executive Summary: Interest rate is applicable on all type of lending allover the world. Lending can be of different types‚ but in this report we will
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Exchange rate policy The exchange rate of an economy affects aggregate demand through its effect on export and import prices‚ and policy makers may exploit this connection. Deliberately altering exchange rates to influence the macro-economic environment may be regarded as a type of monetary policy. Changes in exchanges rates initially work there way into an economy via their effect on prices. For example‚ if £1 exchanges for $1.50 on the foreign exchange market‚ a UK product selling for £10 in
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Understanding the Term Structure of Interest Rates Prepared for Fundamentals of Financial Management Distributed October 24‚ 2005 TABLE OF CONTENTS List of Figures....................... ....................................... .....................iii List of Abbreviations and Symbols............................. ..........................iv Summary.............................................
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THE FACTORS THAT WOULD INFLUENCE THE FEDERAL RESERVE IN ADJUSTING THE DISCOUNT RATE? Weak Economy. Low Employment Levels. High Prices Fluctuation. Low Economy Production Capacity. High Federal Funds Rates. HOW DOES THE DISCOUNT RATE AFFECT THE DECISIONS OF BANKS IN SETTING THEIR SPECIFIC INTEREST RATES? Lower Discount Rates: 1. Banks borrow more reserves 2. Increase in loan offers. 3. Lower interest rates . Increase Discount Rates: 1. Bank reserve decrease. 2. Fewer loans
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collective impact that Interest groups and lobbyists have in today’s lawmaking. If‚ and how the government should apply tougher restrictions‚ limitations and oversight on interest groups‚ who have access to greater funds‚ in an ability to allow all of our voices to count equally and account for the same amount of influence. The most basic definition of an interest group is the collection of individuals organized to influence public policy‚ primarily through attempting to influence government officials
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Money‚ Value of money‚ Inflation and Policy Responses Inflation: Inflation is a sustained increase in the cost of living or the average / general price level leading to a fall in the purchasing power of money. Causes of Inflation:–There are a few different reasons that can account for the inflation in our goods and services; let’s review a few of them. * Demand-pull inflation refers to the idea that the economy actual demands more goods and services than available. This
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The term structure of interest rates‚ also known as the yield curve‚ is a very common bond valuation method. Constructed by graphing the yield to maturities and the respective maturity dates of benchmark fixed-income securities‚ the yield curve is a measure of the market’s expectations of future interest rates given the current market conditions. Treasuries‚ issued by the federal government‚ are considered risk-free‚ and as such‚ their yields are often used as the benchmarks for fixed-income securities
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