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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FIN 30220: Macroeconomic Analysis Long Run Growth The World Economy Total GDP (2013): $87T Population (2013):7.1B GDP per Capita (2013): $13‚100 Population Growth (2013): 1.0% GDP Growth (2013): 2.9% GDP per capita is probably the best measure of a country’s overall well being Note. However‚ that growth rates vary significantly across countries/regions. Do you see a pattern here? Region GDP % of World GDP GDP Per Capita Real GDP Growth United States $17T 20% $53‚000 1.6%
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THE CONDUCT OF MONETARY POLICY IN FIJI: POLICY FORMULATION‚ IMPLEMENTATION AND THE TRANSMISSION MECHANISM Caroline Waqabaca Steve Morling Working Paper 99/01 June 1999 Economics Department Reserve Bank of Fiji Suva Fiji The views expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the Reserve Bank of Fiji. 1 Abstract This paper examines the formulation‚ implementation and transmission of monetary policy in Fiji. Monetary policy is formulated by the Reserve
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CHAPTER 13 THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF MONETARY POLICY OVERVIEW This chapter discusses monetary policy and explores the monetary and financial systems in the U.S. in more detail. The chapter starts by illustrating some features of the Federal Reserve Bank (Fed). Then‚ it looks at the financial assets and liabilities of the financial system and the role of money in the economy. Details about the operations of the Fed and the conduct of monetary policy are also provided in this chapter.
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BDMF7053: GLOBAL ECONOMIC THEORIES AND ISSUES SEMESTER 1 2012/2013 FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT IN MALAYSIA AND ITS IMPACT ON ECONOMIC GROWTH BY: RODZIAH AHMAD (S93935) FOR: PROF. DR. K KUPURAN VISWANATHAN DATE SUBMISSION: 10 JANUARY 2013 Introduction Foreign direct investment (FDI) means an international capital flows in which a firm in one country creates or expands a subsidiary in another (Krugman & Obstfeld‚ 2006). Directly‚ it means the subsidiary not only has the financial
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INTRODUCTION:ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS Economic Environment refers to all those economic factors‚ which have a bearing on the functioning of a business. Business depends on the economic environment for all the needed inputs. It also depends on the economic environment to sell the finished goods. Naturally‚ the dependence of business on the economic environment is total and is not surprising because‚ as it is rightly said‚ business is one unit of the total economy. Economic environment influences the business
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RBI Monetary Policy – S2 Group 1 1. Fiscal Policy Use of “Government Expenditure”‚ and “taxation” to manage the economy. Purpose of Fiscal Policy o Stabilise economic growth o avoiding the boom and bust economic cycle Variables affected by Fiscal Policy in the economy o Aggregate demand and the level of economic activity o The pattern of resource allocation o The distribution of income. 2. Physical Policy Meant to affect only strategic points of the economy. Purpose of Physical Policy o Overcome
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ECONOMIC GROWTH is the long term expansion of a country’s productive potential Short term growth is measured by the annual % change in real national output – this is mainly driven by the level of aggregate demand (C+I+G+X-M) but is also affected by shifts in SRAS Long term growth is shown by the increase in trend or potential GDP and this is illustrated by an outward shift in a country’s long run aggregate supply curve (LRAS) Key drivers of growth There have been numerous research studies in
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6 Significance of the study 1.7 Scope of the study 1.8 Organization of the study 1.9 Definition of terms. CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1 Theoretical framework 2.2 Concept of monetary policy 2.3 Instrument of monetary policy 2.4 Monetary policy and inflation control 2.5 Problems associated with inflation control CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 3.1 Research Design 3.2 Sources of data collection 3.3 Method of Data collection
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------------------------------------------------- Economic policy Economic policy refers to the actions that governments take in the economic field. It covers the systems for setting interest rates and government budget as well as the labor market‚ national ownership‚ and many other areas of government interventions into the economy. Such policies are often influenced by international institutions like the International Monetary Fund or World Bank as well as political beliefs and the consequent policies of parties. -------------------------------------------------
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