Central Bank Reports Samples For Students

Over the last several years, Qatar has experienced significant continuous growth in the high real GDP. This has been characterized by an expansion of about 4.30% in the last quarter of 2013. These growth rates of GDP in Qatar occur through the reports made by the Qatar Statistics Authority. Since 2004, the GDP growth rate in Qatar has stagnated at 4.0% but in 2008, the rates went to a height of 14.4%. However, towards the end of the same year, the rates declined of -23.2%. These aspects have largely contributed to the growth of Qatari’s into one of the ...

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Monetary Authorities..

Central Bank of Sweden (Riksbank).

UC AB, the Swedish Business and Credit Agency...

Association of Commercial Banks of Sweden.

Direct and Indirect Exchange Rates between Swedish krona and other countries..

Stockholm Stock Exchange...

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Currency of Sweden
Sweden was the second country after Germany to join the EU in 1995, but it did not become a member of the euro area due to limitations in its political regime. The national Swedish currency is krona. One krona consists of 100 öre. ISO 4217 code of the currency is SEK, symbol - kr. To find out more about ...

BUSINESS REPORT: THE AUSTRALIAN ECONOMY

China is currently the second largest economy in the world which has witnessed massive economic growth in the last decade, however, the rate f economic growth in the country has gone down in the last two years and this has had direct effect on other countries such as Australia. This paper aims to show how the economic slowdown of China has affected Australia. The paper also aims to show how ten Reserve Bank of Australia uses interest rates to stimulate economic growth and finally, the paper aims to explore some of the policies that the new Australian Labor government ...

DUTIES OF CENTRAL BANK

The main duties of any central bank is to formulate and implement monetary policies on behalf of the government, act as a banker to the government and produce currency notes and coins for the country(Capie and Wood,2003). However duties and goals of central bank of specific country may differ depending on the laws and economic conditions of that country.

DUTIES OF UNITED ARAB EMIRATES CENTRAL BANK

Some of the duties of the central bank of United Arab Emirates are the following:
- Exercise the privilege of issuing currency on behalf of the government

DUTIES OF UK CENTRAL BANK

- Ensures price stability so as to maintain public confidence and ...

Introduction:

One of the oldest banking institutions, Bank for International Settlement was established in the year 1930. Bank for International settlement is having it’s headquarter in Basel, Switzerland and two regional offices, one in Hong-Kong to serve Asia and Pacific and another office in Mexico for America. Bank for International settlement provides its services to central banks and operates as per the guidelines of international law. The role and journey of Bank for International settlement has been very evolving. The institution always had been very responsive to the changing economic environment and needs of customers. At the time of ...

ANALYSIS OF DIFFERENT EXCHANGE RATE REGIMES WITH EFFECTS ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE

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Analysis of Different Exchange Rate Regimes with effects on International trade
Exchange Rate Regime or System
It is an economic and financial system in which one country manages its exchange or foreign currency rate against other currencies as well as measurable standards such as gold and silver etc. it is imperative to remember that an exchange rate represents the price of any currency in terms of other foreign currencies.
Varieties of Exchange Rate Regimes
When different parties, investors and government authorities, trade or deal in Foreign Exchange (FOREX) market, it is quite imperative for all of them ...

Financial institutions and financial markets play a massive role in guiding the international economy. The financial industry is the purveyor of credit in the market, allowing individual investors to prepare for their retirement and consumers to purchase homes. The financial industry also works closely with the central banking system of the countries they are located in through legislation and interest rate control, directly relating them to the machinations of the central banking authorities. The roles of financial institutions have changed over time, developing as economics advanced and more needs accrued.
Banking institutions were originally created for people to store ...

Following the recession in 2008 UK interest rates were cut to try and boost the economic growth for the country. According to Fender, (2012), lowering of interest rates in an economy has several effects to the economy of the country concerned and this is why the British Central Bank lowered the interest rates hoping for positive effects to the economy. As expected, the action by the central bank has resulted in some economic impacts to the economy of the country (Pettinger). In theory, lowering the interest rates, Ceteri Paribas, results in higher economic growth levels. However, there are other ...

An essay exploring the effect of the macroeconomic environment in Italy and Russia as it relates to Proctor and Gamble’s international economic activity.
Procter and Gamble [P&G] is the world’s top producer of household products. P&G manufactures a wide range of products from toilet paper and sanitary products to food and cleaners. It can be said that the company produces everything a consumer could need to stock their homes comfortably. June 2014, P&G reported over eighty-three million dollars in revenues during that fiscal year (MarketLine, 2015). P&G’s headquarters are located in Cincinnati, Ohio but the massive ...

Answer 1)

a)History of Quantitative Easing:
Quantitative Easing, also known as Open market Operations is one of the conventional method of Credit Control which is followed by central/federal banks to stimulate economic growth and to circumvent the banking system. The history of this method credit control has two phases i.e pre 2007 and post 2007 period. (Parkin, 2011)
i)Pre-2007 Period:
The very first use of Quantitative technique of Credit Control is attributed to Bank of Japan on March 19th , 2001. The Bank authorities before accepting this method, rejected the efficiency of QE method and rejected its use for ...

Commercial and investment banking

The banking industry is becoming one of the most fluctuating and risky business industries in today’s financial markets. There are many financial and political reasons behind this uncertain business environment for banks. Therefore, in these circumstances the bank consolidation is one of the most reliable methods for banks to sustain the poor economic environment. If any bank is suffering from a poor financial situation or couldn’t compete in the presence of larger banks, then two smaller banks can merge themselves to become larger financially stronger bank. One of the advantages of banking consolidation is that the ‘child bank’ ...

Introduction

For many years, financial crises have been pervasive. According to Collardi (2012), the frequency of occurrence of financial crises in the recent decades has doubled the occurrence during the Bretton Woods Period and the Gold Standard Era. Nevertheless, the occurrence of the 2007-2008 financial crisis came as a great surprise to many individuals. Initially, the crisis was seen as difficulties that were being experienced in the United States subprime mortgage market. This, however, spilled rapidly to the financial markets before spilling over to the real economy. This paper discusses the causes of the financial crisis and the measures that ...

Introduction

The economy of Qatar is primarily dependent on petroleum and liquefied natural gas. These contribute to over 70% of the total revenues to the government (Central Intelligence Agency, 2016). In fact, Qatar is the third largest exporter of natural gas in the world (U.S. Energy Information Administration, 2016). For the progress of any economy, the financial sector is the backbone. It provides the financial resources for companies to expand and hence contribute to overall growth of the economy. In the current study we look at the financial markets and institutions operating in Qatar. The report provides an overview of ...

Impact of Macroeconomic Variables on My Business

Abstract
I examined in this report the impact that the changes on the different macroeconomic variables e.g., price level, interest rate, and exchange rate have on the economy. Also, an analysis of how fiscal and monetary policies of the Australian government are presented as these policies and variables influence the success or failure of my business, the CadsBerri. Then my analysis dwell on the net value model by Brandenburger and Nalebuff to show that rational strategy could help my business survive despite the uncertainties posed by the macroeconomic environment.

Introduction

My business is on manufacturing and exporting of good ...

Report for McDonalds

Italy and Russia

Figure 1: GDP per Capita at Constant Prices
Figure 2: GDP Growth (Annual %)
Figure 3: Inflation Rate CPI
Figure 4: Unemployment Rates
Figure 5: Policy Interest Rate (%)
Figure 6: Russia Interest Rate (%)
Figure 7: Current Account Balance in Italy (% of GDP)
Figure 8: Current Account Balance in Russia (% of GDP)
Figure 9: Russia Interest Rate

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BUSINESS OVERVIEW
McDonald’s Corporation is the world's largest chain of hamburger fast food restaurants, serving around 68 million customers daily in 119 countries across 36,538 outlets. Founded in 1955 by Ray Kroc in Des Plaines, Illinois, 80% of the ...

McDonalds has come to create a network in both Italy and Russia. Italy seems to have better balance of payment and government balance indices, interest rate, trade policy instruments and not needing to lose over currency rates while dealing with Eurozone importers, and even unemployment and GDP growth rates. However, unemployment and the lack of growth indicating poor economic performance and social welfare situation may advantage the brand in Russia through better low-cost labor availability and consumer reorientation on less expensive restaurant offerings. Overall, neither of the country is the ideal market for the brand, yet both have their ...

Residential Property Market in Australia

Australian has seen of the one highest boom in the residential houses market over the last couple of years. Additionally, the house prices have been on the rise. Particularly, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) indicated that the house prices in the country increased by an average of 11.4% before inflation adjustment throughout the major cities in the year 2015 (Chamberlain, Johnson & Robinson 2014). Notably, despite the modest economic growth experienced in Australia, the housing market continued to rise, and there has been a consistent increase in the house prices (Ley 2011). For instance, the eight major cities experienced ...

It is known that Greece has constant problems that arise within its economic system, leading to social and political disruptions. In order to understand the core problems lying behind its crises we can use different statistical statements and sources, but one of the best options is the Balance of Payments. It characterizes the general development of foreign trade, the level of production, rate of employment and consumption. Its figures let us realize the ways the country uses to bring the foreign investments and the instruments it employs to cover its foreign debt. Overall, the BOP is the prior source ...

- Introduction
The report describes the process of the analysis of two stocks which has been done using the Single Index Model. It includes collecting and sorting the data, analysis this data using the SIM and regression analysis and the explanation and the evaluation of the results. The findings are useful for decision making in the financial planning.
- Stocks Analyzed
The table above contains the information about two analyzed stocks: the company name, stock code, relevant sector, the average return and the standard deviation of the return. Last two points have been computed using the ...

Foreign direct investment (FDI) has come up as a highly important and one of the fundamental features of the globalized economy in the past two decades. The Global FDI inflow statistics show big rising figures from 1990 to 2009, rising to $1.1 trillion from $208 billion which resulted in a cumulative stock of approximately $18 trillion by the end of year 2009. The positive trend of International investment has gained as double the importance as of trade of goods and services across borders. FDI has grown faster than the world GDP and is a result of comparatively relaxed policies of the home ...

Looking at foreign exchange rate from the period of January 5th to 18th 2012, there is an obvious price increase on US dollars as compared to Australian dollar. Normally the ratio between the two currencies is one-is-to-one and the decimal cents is what determines the gap in between. In the past weeks, the US dollar showed a slow but steady deflation signs especially during the aforementioned time period. By January 5th, the exchange rate goes as AUD 1 = USD 1.0254. Next day rate is at AUD 1 = USD 1.0.229 within 24 hours there is already been a 0.025 improvement on USD ...

Abstract

Phillips Morrison International is one of the most iconic brand in the tobacco and cigarette industry. Rated as the most innovative company in the industry,over the years, Phillips Morrison has diverted their focus on emerging markets that account for 80% of the global demand,while the westernized consumers are being introduced to next generation products. However, the focus of the company remains in Asia Pacific region as it looks to target growing population of India, China and other Asia Pacific regions. Even on the financial terms,the company is performing better than its core rival, British American Tobacco ...

Introduction

Pakistan is a developing country and is the 26th largest nation in terms of purchasing power parity. A member of BRICS community, the nation has shown signs of becoming one of the world’s largest economies by 2025. In the past, the country had suffered from the ills of political disputes, energy constraints, poverty, growing population and non-conducive business environment that had halted the growth of the country. However, during the past few years, Pakistan has shown some optimistic signs of economic improvement with consistent growth in GDP and other macro-economic factors. Still, many factors such as social and ...

Russia is vulnerable to disruptive terms of trade because of its dependency on oil. Because of fluctuating oil prices, sluggish domestic demands, weak external environment and high rate of inflation, Russia’s economic growth declined in the year 2012 to 3.4 percent, and it is projected to be constant in 2013. Capital outflows in the Russia are expected to increase while debt ratios are expected to be favorable.
Russia is a large size economy and its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate is 3.4 percent. The adjusted dollar terms of the GDP, purchasing power and income per capita is $ ...

Business report

Financial repression can be seen in many countries. The concept of financial repression was introduced in 1973 by Stanford economists Edward S. Shaw and Ronald I. McKinnon. The term financial repression means a government policy which aims at lowering interest rates and restricting capital movements. The goal of such government policy, which concerns monetary policy, is to reduce the government debt. Such government measurements can be defined as “stealth tax” (Polin 3). The long-term goal of such measurements is to reduce unemployment in the country and to spur the economic growth. It can be said, that such measurements can be ...

Introduction

In 2008, the world's beginning of the financial and economic crisis that emerged in the form of a strong reduction of the main economic indicators in most advanced economies, later grew into a global recession economy.
The emergence of the crisis is associated with a number of factors: the general cyclical economic development; overheating of the credit market and who appeared his consequence of the mortgage crisis; high commodity prices (including oil); overheating of the stock market.
The predecessor of the 2008 financial crisis was the US mortgage crisis, which in early 2007 affected the subprime mortgage. Second wave of mortgage ...

Executive summary

Australia for many years now has been banking on a progressive economic growth and has not faced a serious recession. However due to the changing global scenarios and its major dependency on the continually slowing Chinese economy, it is facing a decline in its economic growth rate and the situation is likely to be more unfavorable in the near future. This paper will discuss who the slowdown In Chinese economy is causing to impact the growth of Australian economy. It will give an outline of some of the major areas of dependency of Australia’s economy on China. The report will further ...

Section 1

What is the main issue presented in the media report?
- The Australian Government proposed the imposition of a cigarette sales excise tax in an effort to curb demand, and promote additional finance to public health administration. The cigarettes are slated to cost an extra 25% or AUS$2.16 per 30 pack carton.
- The debate surrounding the imposition of a new excise tax targets the economic efficiency of charging tariffs on consumer purchase of cigarette products. The counter argument points to the demand for the product, and also the $27.8 million dollar government allocation to a public health education ...

Introduction

Business prospects in an economy are dependent on various factors that affect its operations and performance. In this consideration, economic and monetary environment plays a key role in shaping an economy’s attractiveness and ability to sustain business’ operations as well as suitable performance. Therefore analyzing a country for its suitability as a venture market requires a broad analysis of the factors and this defines the objective of this analysis. (Barron & Lynch, 1989) To achieve that, the analysis explains the economic environment by evaluating the economic system, economic development, main products and services as well as defining the prevalent economic risks. In addition ...

Airline Industry Consolidation

Air travel in Europe remains to the largest and fast growing industry among other travel industries. It enhances faster economic growth, international investment and world trade making it the centre of globalization in other industries (Closs, 2007). With consolidation, separate airline joins their forces on equal or relatively equal terms and form a new company. This is aimed at improving investment returns by cutting down costs and improving productivity gains. Small competing airlines incur high costs and in turn run unprofitable performance. This drives them to join and create smaller number of large companies (Lawton, and Tazeeb, 2011).
Consolidation ...

1. Consumer Price Index (CPI)
This is a gauge of the standard change over time in the prices waged by urban customers for a set market basket of customer merchandises. The CPI is deemed the most significant gauge of inflation.
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) augmented 0.2 percent in 2010/2011 on a periodically adjusted source, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics accounted this year (2011). During the last 24 months, the all items index augmented 3.6 percent prior to periodical adjustment. The indicator for all items less food and energy augmented 0.3 percent in 2011, its ...