a very important part of International Economics, involved in International Trade as well as International Movements of Factors (which are, in this case, International Investment and International Technology Transfer), when capital and other resources flow to the less developed countries for help. 2. Definition of FDI: There are two concepts of FDI and two matching ways of measuring it. One is that FDI is a particular form of the flow of capital across international boundaries from home countries
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economy in recent years, imports are bound to increase. The lessening of restrictions on imports and lowering of tariff on imports which the economic reform implies, an increase in imports has in fact taken place. Again with trade having become an important element of the new strategy of growth. As per the basic laws of economics if the demand for USD in India exceeds its supply then it’s worth will go up and that of the INR will come down in that respect. It may be that
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International Macroeconomics1 Stephanie Schmitt-Groh´2 e April 26, 2013 Mart´ Uribe3 ın 1 The seeds for this manuscript were lecture notes taken by Alberto Ramos in a course on International Finance that Mike Woodford taught at the University of Chicago in the Winter of 1994. 2 Columbia University. E-mail: stephanie.schmittgrohe@columbia.edu. 3 Columbia University. E-mail: martin.uribe@columbia.edu. ii Contents 1 Global Imbalances 1.1 Balance-of-Payments Accounting . . . . . .
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Balance of payments: The balance of payments of a country is the record of all economic transactions between the residents of a country and the rest of the world in a particular period (over a quarter of a year or more commonly over a year). These transactions are made by individuals, firms and government bodies. Thus the balance of payments includes all external visible and non-visible transactions of a country during a given period, usually a year. It represents a summation of country's current
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* Investing in Myanmar (Burma) can be very lucrative with such a diverse range of business opportunities. With the Country extending from the snow-capped mountains of the Himalayas to the tropical forests of the south Myanmar has much to offer the investor ~ and never have the opportunities been better than right now as the country is on the verge of great development... * The 2013/2014 season was the busiest ever for visitors to Myanmar and now is the best time to invest in the travel industry:
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OF A BANK The importance of the banking system to an economy no emphasis. A well organized banking system provide liquidity and mobility to the financial resources available in the economy. It helps the economy in the following regards. 1. BRING ECONOMIC STABILITY IN THE COUNTRY 2. CO-ORDINATION AMONG ALL THE UNITS 3. ENCOURAGE SAVING 4. ACCERATE INVESTMENT 5. CAPITAL FORMATION 4. ACCERATE INVESTMENT 5. CAPITAL FORMATION 6. CREATION OF MONEY 7. FACILITATE TRADE 6. CREATION OF MONEY 7. FACILITATE
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Foreign direct investment (FDI) is a direct investment into production or business in a country by an individual or company of another country, either by buying a company in the target country or by expanding operations of an existing business in that country. Foreign direct investment is in contrast to portfolio investment which is a passive investment in the securities of another country such as stocks and bonds. Broadly, foreign direct investment includes "mergers and acquisitions, building new
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known as Ministry of Companies Affairs, MCA) Government of India AO AR ARIMA AFS CPI ASSOCHAM Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India ATM ATM BIS BOI BoP BPM5 Asynchronous Transfer Mode Automated Teller Machine Bank for International Settlements Bank of India Balance of Payments Balance of Payments Manual, 5th edition Balance of Payments Division, DESACS, RBI Basel Committee on Banking Supervision Basic Statistical Returns Capital Account Deficit Controller and Auditor General
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of 1994 Mexico was hit by one of the worst economic crisis in its history, which is called "The Peso crisis" or "Tequila Crisis" and is considered one of the first ones that had global effects. After only three weeks in charge, the newly elected President Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de León was forced to lift the upper band of the exchange rate by 15%, devaluating de facto the Mexican currency. In fact, the Central Bank of Mexico had insufficient international reserves to keep the fixed exchange rate with
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currencies--coins. A government in need of short on precious metal might abruptly lower the weight and purity of coins to devaluate the currency (from Wikipedia). After the Second World War, currency devaluation is a means as a counter-economic crisis and stimulates the development of economic in many countries. When a country face the balance of payments deficit, the strategy of local currency devaluation can be changed previous condition through the decrease of the currency exchange rate, which seems an advisable
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