Role of Financial Markets Financial markets are any place or system that provides buyers & sellers the means to exchange goods/services & trade financial instruments These include bonds, eq...
Market-orientated Strategies Market-orientated strategies are strategies that create the conditions for private individuals & firms to pursue economic activity with the aim of maximising profit...
Economic Factors That Influence Growth & Development Data shows that economic growth has a very positive impact on economic development In most cases growth precedes development, but his is not...
Measures of Development Economic development is the sustainable increase in living standards for a country, typically characterised by increases in life span, education levels, & income There a...
Inequality Income & wealth inequality are two different concepts Income inequality refers to the unequal distribution (flow) of income to households i.e rent, wages, interest & profit Wealt...
Absolute & Relative Poverty Absolute poverty is a situation where individuals cannot afford to acquire the basic necessities for a healthy & safe existence These necessities include shelter...
Measures of International Competitiveness International competitiveness refers to how well a country's products compete in international markets Competitiveness can change over time In order to mak...
Exchange Rate Systems An exchange rate is the price of one currency in terms of another e.g. £1 = €1.18 International currencies are essentially products that can be bought & sold on the foreig...
Components of the Balance of Payments The Balance of Payments (BoP) for a country is a record of all the financial transactions that occur between it and the rest of the world The BoP has two main ...
