IMPACTS OF MONETARY POLICY SHOCKS ON THE DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN BANKS IN MALAYSIA Salina Hj Kassim Turkhan Ali Abdul Manap Department of Economics Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences International Islamic University Malaysia Jalan Gombak 53100 Kuala Lumpur ABSTRACT This study investigates the impact of monetary policy shocks on bank loans extended by local banks and foreign banks in Malaysia over the period from January 1991 to December 2006. It adopts the impulse response
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Sectoral weaknesses: The root cause of the Tom Yum Kung crisis in 1997 lies in excessive borrowing by the private sector. A series of policy mistakes by the BOT multiplied the effect of the Tom Yum Kung crisis. The most important point to be made about the Tom Yum Kung crisis is that it is based entirely on excessive borrowing from the private sector rather than the public debt. Most firms that are listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand borrowed heavily to meet their need for capital. Their debt
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allocation formula‚ each of which is more remembered for the controversies it generated than issues settled” FISCAL FEDERALISM AND REVENUE ALLOCATION FISCAL FEDERALISM Fiscal federalism refers to the scope and structure of the tiers of government responsibilities and functions as well as the allocation of resources among the tiers of government. Perhaps the most important issue of fiscal federalism is the revenue allocation formula‚ the sharing of national revenue among the various tiers of
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The uk government sets monetary policy by adjusting the funds rate. This affects other short-term and long-term rates‚ including credit-card rates and mortgages. Governments define fiscal policy by setting taxation levels and writing legislation and regulation for everything from health care to the environment. Fiscal and monetary policy changes can affect businesses directly and indirectly‚ although competitive factors and management execution are also important factors. Businesses go through
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How does the fiscal policy affect economic activity and income distribution in the Australian economy? Fiscal Policy is a macroeconomic policy that can be used by the government to regulate aggregate demand and production. Fiscal Policy is implemented through the government’s annual budget and also involves the regulation of aggregate demand by the government changing its level of planned spending (G) and planned tax revenue (T). Fiscal policy has the power to redistribute income‚ reallocate resources
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1.0 Demand Side Policies In any country’s economy there are demand side policies. In general‚ demand side policies aims to change the aggregate demand (AD) in the economy. AD consists of factors‚ which are consumer spending + government spending + investments + exports – imports [C+I+G+(X-M)]‚ and anything that affects these factors will affect demand. Demand side policies consists of monetary policies which focuses on changing interest rates and money supply
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Fiscal and Monetary policy- The response of global economic crisis especially in EU Introduction Monetary and fiscal authorities across the globe have responded quickly and decisively to these extraordinary developments. In particular‚ against the background of rapidly receding inflationary pressures and risks‚ the Euro system has taken monetary policy and liquidity management measures that were unprecedented in nature‚ scope and timing. Since
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Malaysia Plan (1-9) Print Malaysia Plan is the implementation of development programs / projects of the Government of Malaysia to be implemented within the next five years. This five-year plan are relics from the time of British rule in Malaya after the Second World War. Five-year plan beginning with the First Malaya Plan‚ from 1956 to 1960 and followed the Second Malaya Plan from 1961 to 1965. After the formation of Malaysia in 1963‚ this five-year plan known as Malaysia Plan where the First
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is this: to balance the budget in a way that helps economic recovery and restructures government expenditures. Towards the end of Clintons presidency‚ the U.S. debt stood at 5.66 trillion dollars. Since then‚ the debt is heavily increasing. After the recession in 2008‚ the debt stood at $10.7 trillion dollars. Today‚ the U.S. debt is over 16 trillion dollars. By the end of 2012‚ the U.S. government will have more debts than the economy can make in a year. Last year‚ the federal government spent
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Fighting Corruption in Malaysia SPA 501 FIGHTING CORRUPTION IN MALAYSIA A government‚ for protecting business only‚ is but a carcass‚ and soon falls by its own corruption and decay ~ Amos Bronson Alcott Corruption had always been a thorny issue for any government in the world. To a certain extent‚ the rate of corruption is considered as an indicator of how clean a particular country is. The level of corruption‚ or more accurately‚ the perceived level of corruption of a certain country is considered
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