Reserve Requirements and Monetary Management
Author | : International Monetary Fund |
Publisher | : International Monetary Fund |
Total Pages | : 52 |
Release | : 1993-04-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781451978445 |
ISBN-13 | : 1451978448 |
Rating | : 4/5 (448 Downloads) |
Download or read book Reserve Requirements and Monetary Management written by International Monetary Fund and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 1993-04-01 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reserve requirements are widely used by central banks as a means to improve monetary control, an instrument for policy implementation, a source of revenue, and a safeguard of bank liquidity. The effectiveness of reserve requirements in fulfilling these functions is reviewed, and the detailed modalities of their use are examined. Reserve requirements in a sample of developing countries are described.