Occasional Papers

Interest Rate Policies in Developing Countries

October 31, 1983

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Interest Rate Policies in Developing Countries, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 1983) accessed November 21, 2024

Summary

In recent years, the appropriate level and structure of interest tates have come to be seen as major issues in connection with stabilization programs undertaken by members. These issues arise from consideration both on the demand side, as interest rates affect the magnitude of aggregate demand, and on the supply side, as they influence the volume and quality of investment and, thus, the growth of output.

Subject: Capital inflows, Central bank policy rate, Credit, Financial services, Inflation, Interest rate policy, Monetary policy, Money, Prices, Real interest rates

Keywords: Africa, Central bank policy rate, Credit, Equilibrium interest rates, Financial asset, Inflation, Interest rate, Interest rate policy, Interest rate reform, Interest rate repression, Investment decision, OP, Real interest rate, Real interest rates, Repressed interest rates

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    36

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Occasional Paper No. 1983/008

  • Stock No:

    S022EA0000000

  • ISBN:

    9781557751041

  • ISSN:

    0251-6365

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