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Balance of Payments an Aspect of Macroeconomic Management : A Case Study of Malaysia in the Eighties and Nineties

This study focuses on recent trends in the Malaysia’s Balance of Payments and their implications. A comparison of current account deficits between the period within the 5th and 6th Malaysia Plans has been made. The main balance of payments issues of the late eighties and the nineties have been di...

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Main Author: Chandran, Krishnan Nair
Format: Thesis
Language:English
English
Published: 1998
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HG Finance
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spelling my.uum.etd.4142013-07-24T12:07:09Z http://etd.uum.edu.my/414/ Balance of Payments an Aspect of Macroeconomic Management : A Case Study of Malaysia in the Eighties and Nineties Chandran, Krishnan Nair HG Finance This study focuses on recent trends in the Malaysia’s Balance of Payments and their implications. A comparison of current account deficits between the period within the 5th and 6th Malaysia Plans has been made. The main balance of payments issues of the late eighties and the nineties have been discussed while emphasizing the declining competitiveness of Malaysia’s traditional exports, the high import content in both consumption and development expenditure and continuing high invisible payments abroad. The export trend is thoroughly examined. Finally, some recommendations to reverse the current account deficit are made in which the major ones include greater fiscal discipline, export productivity enhancement, more aggressive marketing strategies and measures to counter the currency crisis. 1998-10-01 Thesis NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://etd.uum.edu.my/414/1/CHANDRAN_AL_KRISHNAN_NAIR_-_abalance_of_payments_-_An_aspects_of_macroeconomic_management.pdf application/pdf en http://etd.uum.edu.my/414/2/1.CHANDRAN_AL_KRISHNAN_NAIR_-_abalance_of_payments_-_An_aspects_of_macroeconomic_management.pdf Chandran, Krishnan Nair (1998) Balance of Payments an Aspect of Macroeconomic Management : A Case Study of Malaysia in the Eighties and Nineties. Masters thesis, Universiti Utara Malaysia.
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Balance of Payments an Aspect of Macroeconomic Management : A Case Study of Malaysia in the Eighties and Nineties
description This study focuses on recent trends in the Malaysia’s Balance of Payments and their implications. A comparison of current account deficits between the period within the 5th and 6th Malaysia Plans has been made. The main balance of payments issues of the late eighties and the nineties have been discussed while emphasizing the declining competitiveness of Malaysia’s traditional exports, the high import content in both consumption and development expenditure and continuing high invisible payments abroad. The export trend is thoroughly examined. Finally, some recommendations to reverse the current account deficit are made in which the major ones include greater fiscal discipline, export productivity enhancement, more aggressive marketing strategies and measures to counter the currency crisis.
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author Chandran, Krishnan Nair
author_facet Chandran, Krishnan Nair
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title Balance of Payments an Aspect of Macroeconomic Management : A Case Study of Malaysia in the Eighties and Nineties
title_short Balance of Payments an Aspect of Macroeconomic Management : A Case Study of Malaysia in the Eighties and Nineties
title_full Balance of Payments an Aspect of Macroeconomic Management : A Case Study of Malaysia in the Eighties and Nineties
title_fullStr Balance of Payments an Aspect of Macroeconomic Management : A Case Study of Malaysia in the Eighties and Nineties
title_full_unstemmed Balance of Payments an Aspect of Macroeconomic Management : A Case Study of Malaysia in the Eighties and Nineties
title_sort balance of payments an aspect of macroeconomic management : a case study of malaysia in the eighties and nineties
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