The document discusses the balance of payments of a country, which is a statement of all monetary transactions with the rest of the world over a period of time, usually a year. It includes exports and imports of goods and services, as well as international purchases and sales of financial and real assets. The current account includes trade in goods and services as well as current transfers. The capital account includes borrowing, foreign investment, NRI deposits, banking capital, and short-term trade credit.
The document discusses the balance of payments of a country, which is a statement of all monetary transactions with the rest of the world over a period of time, usually a year. It includes exports and imports of goods and services, as well as international purchases and sales of financial and real assets. The current account includes trade in goods and services as well as current transfers. The capital account includes borrowing, foreign investment, NRI deposits, banking capital, and short-term trade credit.
The document discusses the balance of payments of a country, which is a statement of all monetary transactions with the rest of the world over a period of time, usually a year. It includes exports and imports of goods and services, as well as international purchases and sales of financial and real assets. The current account includes trade in goods and services as well as current transfers. The capital account includes borrowing, foreign investment, NRI deposits, banking capital, and short-term trade credit.
The document discusses the balance of payments of a country, which is a statement of all monetary transactions with the rest of the world over a period of time, usually a year. It includes exports and imports of goods and services, as well as international purchases and sales of financial and real assets. The current account includes trade in goods and services as well as current transfers. The capital account includes borrowing, foreign investment, NRI deposits, banking capital, and short-term trade credit.
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BALANCE OF PAYMENTS
It is a statement of accounts showing all monetary
transactions of a country with the rest of the world during a period of time, say a year.
They broadly include
1. Export and Import of goods 2. Export and Import of services 3. International sale and purchase of financial assets 4. International sale and purchase of real assets COMPONENTS OF CURRENT ACCOUNT
1. Export and Import of goods
2. Export and Import of services – Factor services like rent, interest and profit and Non factor services like insurance and banking 3. Current Transfers – for e.g. NRI remittances, gifts and grants COMPONENTS OF CAPITAL ACCOUNT 1. Borrowing 2. Foreign Investment- FDI and FII 3. NRI deposits made in the domestic economy 4. Banking capital refers to foreign assets held by the commercial banks 5. Short-term trade credit BALANCE OF PAYMENTS BALANCE OF PAYMENTS BALANCE OF PAYMENTS BALANCE OF PAYMENTS BALANCE OF PAYMENTS BALANCE OF PAYMENTS REVISION QUESTIONS 1. Balance of Payments always balances. True or False? 2. High Rate of inflation in the domestic economy causes “deficit balance of trade”. True or False? 3. Borrowing and lending in the international money market I a part of current account balance of payments. T or F? REVISION QUESTIONS 4. Unfavourable balance on current account leads to a high receipt of foreign exchange in the capital account. Do you agree? 5. Current Account deficit can be managed through import Substitution. Do you agree? 6. How are remittances by NRIs helpful in tackling BOP deficit? 7. “Slump in oil prices.”How will this affect CAD? 8. What will be the effect of foreign investments in India on exchange rate?