The first public share issue in the PRC took place in 1994. By the early 21st century, in the space of less than two decades, the Chinese stock market has become the largest one in Asia, with the exception of Japan. Along with this rapid enlargement of the market, the Chinese stock trading...

The monetary transmission mechanisms have influence on saving and investment decisions of firms and households by affecting their balance sheets. This study examines the effects of monetary policy through the balance sheet channel (also known as ‘financial accelerator’), which affects net...

The object of the study – Lithuanian monetary policy. The purpose of the work – to estimate the level of achieved objectives of Lithuanian monetary policy and to forecast perspectives after joining to European Union. The main tasks: 1. to investigate the objectives, means and results of...

Inflation targeting is a forward-looking framework for monetary policy that has brought unprecedented transparency to the process of monetary policy. This paper aims to assess the degree to which the South African Reserve Bank's (SARB) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has, since the introduction...