Money supply is one of the key variable any monetary policy framework aims at influencing. Central banks all over the world have several instruments at their disposal to control the supply of money in their economies and one such instrument is the monetary policy rate. This study provides an...
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Net interest margins (NIM) have been an interesting issue and of great debate. In Zambia, NIM has generally been high thus, having low savings rate and high lending rates. This is not good for the economy because on one hand, it discourages savings thereby, reducing the levels of monies available...
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Economic theory on trade flows postulates that depreciation does not guarantee an automatic improvement of the Balance of Payment (BoP) unless the Marshall-Lerner (M-L) condition is fulfilled. In this regard, most Sub-Saharan African countries (including Zambia) are still grappling with the...
Download PDF ↓Financial intermediation is essential for economic development. The consensus is that Zambia needs a stable and efficient banking system in order to finance both private and public investment and expenditures. The effectiveness of the banking system in channelling funds from surplus to deficit...
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