01. What is the meaning of commodity finance?
Ans. Commodity Finance means funding of the commodity trading. It is a type of trade finance where a company in the commodity market is funded by the investors to make maximum output and repay the loans to the investors when the exports of commodity begins. A commodity can include metals and mining (hard commodities), agriculture crops (soft commodities) and even energy.
02. Write the difference between Cash Reserve Requirement (CRR) and Statutory Liquidity Requirement (SLR).
Ans. Cash Reserve Requirement or CRR is a regulation by the central bank (state bank) that sets the requirement for preserving a minimum amount of cash reserves in its account, whereas the Statutory Liquidity Requirement or
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A bank will provide a range of financial services to its customers according to per needs of its varying customers whereas an NBIF provides large loans to large enterprises.
4. A bank’s main interest is to handle business transactions and help its customers in providing services regarding savings or investing whereas an NBFI’s main interest is in maintaining and stabilizing the currency.
08. Based on the above analysis and reading provide at least ten suggestions for the improvement of monetary sector of Pakistan.
Ans. Suggestions for monetary policy of Pakistan:
01. Commodity financing should be safeguarded as Pakistan is a country rich in mineral and agriculture it should attract more investors willing to fund the commodity trade.
02. Allowing more interest on the commodity finance can boom the commodity market sector.
03. The CRR should be set higher as it will stabilize the banks and encourage the banking system.
04. SLR should be set higher too as it encourages growth.
05. The discount rate for banks should be set higher for smaller banks to interact easily with each other.
06. The discount rate for larger banks should be set lower as to squeeze enough profit amount to be added to the economy.
07. CAR of banks should be monitored
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-2. The background of the financial crisis.—what kind of monetary policy the federal reserve made?
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