MP A R Munich Personal RePEc Archive Impact of Oil Price Shock and Exchange Rate Volatility on Economic Growth in Nigeria: An Empirical Investigation Aliyu‚ Shehu Usman Rano Bayero University Kano‚ Nigeria 03. May 2009 Online at http://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/16319/ MPRA Paper No. 16319‚ posted 16. July 2009 / 22:47 Impact of Oil Price Shock and Exchange Rate Volatility on Economic Growth in Nigeria: An Empirical Investigation Shehu Usman Rano Aliyu 1 Abstract This
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Faced By Companies Entering Foreign Markets Case of Rocket Internet’s Sabunta August 2012 1. INTRODUCTION Companies move into foreign markets for various reasons. In certain cases‚ it is towards achieving a required sales volume. In other instances‚ it might be a bid to increase brand awareness. Other companies go into foreign markets to re-invigorate sales after their products have gone through their life cycle - from inception to decline - in home markets. Regardless of reason‚ moving
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Introduction There have been discussions about the optimal exchange rate regime for a very long time‚ reflecting the evolution of the world economy and the conduct of monetary policy. The gold standard‚ as well as systems tied to other commodities‚ provided a monetary anchor‚ as well as a standard for financing international transactions‚ for many different countries over the centuries. Histories of gold standards recount many periods of financial turmoil and very sharp variations in output
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4) Why are financial markets important to the health of the economy? A financial market is a market where people and organization can trade financial securities and commodities at prices according to the supply and demand. Example of securities are stocks and bonds‚ and commodities include properties or valuable assets. A market holds interested buyers and sellers‚ including households‚ firms‚ and government agencies‚ in one place. Financial markets helps the raising of capital‚ the transfer
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Introduction This study addresses the question of whether exchange rate changes have any significant and direct impact on trade balance. By examining the trade balances between one of the Asians country which is china and US countries for the sample period from 1977 to 2008‚ this study found that the role of exchange rate changes in initiating changes in the trade balances has been exaggerated. As such‚ an alternative explanation to the observed behavior of China trade balances in the selected sample
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Studies‚ Stamford University Bangladesh. In this regard Mr. Mustafa Mushfiqul Haque‚ Asst. Professor & supervisor of the writer urged to prepare a report. The reason behind choosing this topic is to know the mechanism of Foreign Trade operations and how much the earnings of Foreign Trade contribute to the total earnings of Pubali Bank Limited‚ to provide some relevant recommendations in favor of the Bank. 1. Rationale of the report: Knowledge and learning become perfect when it is associated
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1. Explain how exchange rate targeting by the central bank can affect the balance of payment position of a country (Hint: Consider the current and the capital accounts) Exchange rate targeting is whereby the exchange rate becomes the nominal anchor. The subject of the most favorable monetary regime for small open developing economies is still widely discussed. The advantages and disadvantages of different exchange rate regimes are far too many to be readily captured and used to come up with a specific
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FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FDI - occurs when a firm invests directly in facilities to produce or market a product in a foreign country. Two main forms of FDI 1. Greenfield investment 2. Acquiring and merging with overseas firm US most favourable target for FDI inflows because of its; * Large and wealthy markets * Dynamic and stable economy * Favourable political environment * Openness to FDI Another way of looking at FDI (gross fixed capital) which summaries the tatal
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EMFB 5 Topic B: Hedging Currency Risk The discussion on Chinese government exchange rate policy of the Yuan and its impacts to the US economy and the hedging solution What have been the exchange rate policies of the Yuan (CNY) or Reminbin (RMB) of the Chinese Government? Let’s start with the reviewing of the exchange rates separately throughout the history. There are not a lot of readers may know that the exchange rate of USD/CNY were approximately close to one time at the beginning of 1980s
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Abstract The word bank was borrowed in Middle English from Middle French banque‚ from Old Italian banca‚ from Old High German banc‚ bank "bench‚ counter". Benches were used as desks or exchange counters during the Renaissance by Florentine bankers‚ who used to make their transactions atop desks covered by green tablecloths. One of the oldest items found showing money-changing activity is a silver Greek drachm coin from ancient Hellenic colony Trapezus on the Black Sea‚ modern Trabzon‚ c. 350–325
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