Finals Flashcards
is a systematic
record of all economic transactions between the residents of the reporting country
and residents of foreign countries during a given period of time”.
Balance of payments
Difference between the value of a country’s exports
and the value of a country’s imports for a given period.
Balance of trade
Also referred to as the trade balance, the international
trade balance, commercial balance, or the net exports.
Balance of trade
Includes all transactions related to visible,
invisible and capital transfers
Balance of payments
Includes only visible items
Balance of trade
Can be favorable or unfavorable
Balance of trade
Broader term
Balance of payments
Statement of actual receipts and payments
in short period.
Current account
It includes the value of export and imports
of both visible and invisible goods.
Current account
It is the net of export and imports of goods
Visible trade
It is the net of exports and imports of services
Invisible trade
It refers to payments that are not factor payments
Unilateral transfers to and from abroad
It refers to payments that are not factor payments
Income receipts and payments
It records all international transactions that
involve a resident of the country concerned
changing either his assets with or his
liabilities to a resident of another country.
Capital account
It involves inflows and outflows relating to
investments, short term borrowings/lending,
and medium term to long term borrowing.
Capital account
works to achieve sustainable growth and prosperity for all of its 190
member countries.
International monetary fund
is an international reserve asset
created by the IMF to supplement the official reserves of its member
countries.
Special drawing rights
gold reserve, a fund of gold bullion or coin
held by a government or bank, as distinguished from a private hoard of
gold held by an individual or nonfinancial institution.
Reserves and monetary gold
Surplus in the BOP occurs when Total Receipts exceeds Total
Payments
Condition on surplus or deficit
Deficit in the BOP occurs when Total Payments exceeds Total
Receipts
Deficit
concerned with money supply and credit in
the economy which will affect the prices.
Monetary policy
Government’s policy on income and expenditure
Fiscal policy
Depending upon the situation governments expenditure may be
increased or decreased.
Fiscal policy
By reducing the value of the
domestic currency, government can correct the disequilibrium in
the BOP in the economy.
Exchange rate depreciation