Balance of payments and foreign exchange

Balance of Payments is a systematic record of all economic transactions undertaken by residents of one country i.e. households, firms and the government with their counterparts in rest of the world. It consists of: 1. Current Account, 2. Capital Account and 3. Reserve Account. The Current Account covers transactions in goods and Services and transfers … Read more

Monetary Policies

Monetary Policy is the process by which the monetary authority of a country controls the Government Bonds, it is said to be engaging in which of the following? (A) Open market operations (B) Discount rate (C) Reserve requirement (D) Fiscal policy When the Federal Reserve sells government bonds, it is said to be engaging in … Read more

TRADE PATTERN

 INTRODUCTION Among several features of Globalization-3/”>Globalization, one relates to increasing interactions among nations and removal of barriers to facilitate movement of goods, capital, labour and technology. It is a process that renders various activities and aspiration worldwide in scope or application. As a part of this process of increasing integration of the world, … Read more

Quick Revision- MONETARY POLICY TOOL

Monetary Policy TOOL: There are several direct and indirect instruments that are used for implementing monetary policy. Repo rate: The (fixed) interest rate at which the Reserve Bank provides overnight liquidity to banks against the collateral of government and other approved securities under the Liquidity Adjustment facility (LAF). Reverse Repo Rate: The (fixed) interest rate … Read more

Balance of payments and Devaluation

Balance of Payments is a systematic record of all economic transactions undertaken by residents of one country i.e. households, firms and the government with their counterparts in rest of the world. It consists of: 1. Current Account, 2. Capital Account and 3. Reserve Account. The Current Account covers transactions in goods and Services and transfers … Read more

Inflation & Control Mechanism

Inflation is a sustained increase in the general price level of goods and Services in an economy over a period of time. When the price level rises, each unit of currency buys fewer goods and services.It is the Percentage change in the value of the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) on a year-on year basis. It effectively … Read more

Tribes history, geographical location,economy and their customs for Ras Prelims and Ras Mains

Name Geographical location and populations History and lineage Economic activity Social and Family life   MEENA Constitute about 51.20% of Population and concentrated in districts of Jaipur,Dausa,Sawai Madhopur,Rajsamand and Udaipur   Word meena means fish, Chandrabhardai states their origin to the kingdom south of alwar,dausa and bharatpur prior to Rajput rule They are divided into … Read more

Double Taxation Avoidance Agreements (DTAA)

Double TaxationTaxation Avoidance Agreements (DTAA): Here is a list of subtopics without any description for Double Taxation Avoidance Agreements (DTAA): Introduction to DTAAs Objectives of DTAAs Scope of DTAAs Types of DTAAs Key provisions of DTAAs Benefits of DTAAs Challenges in implementing DTAAs Future of DTAAs Double taxation avoidance agreements (DTAAs) are bilateral agreements between … Read more

Open-Economy and Closed Economy

closed-economy: Here is a list of subtopics related to open-economy and closed-economy: Open economy Trade Comparative advantage Absolute advantage Terms of trade Capital flows InvestmentInvestment

International Monetary System

International Monetary System Here is a list of subtopics on the International Monetary System: Bretton Woods System Gold standard Special drawing rights International Monetary Fund World Bank Foreign exchange market Exchange rate regime Currency peg Managed float Free float Currency crisis Sovereign Debt Crisis Balance of payments International trade InvestmentInvestmentGlobalization International economics The international monetary … Read more