1. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS Code: cp-105 unit – 2 mba I semster
Compiled by:
Dr. Rishi Sharma
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2. Topic: BALANCE OF PAYMENTS
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3. BALANCE OF PAYMENTS
It is a double entry system of record of all transactions between the residents of a country and the rest of the world carried out in a specific period of time.
It includes:
All receipts of goods exported.
All services rendered by the country.
Capital received by residents of the country.
Payment made by the residents due to good imported and services received from.
Capital transferred to NRI/forigners.
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4. BALANCE OF TRADE & BALANCE OF PAYMENTS
Balance of trade takes into account only the merchandise export and import of visible items. Intangible items like services (banking, insurance, transport etc.), dividend payment, interest payment etc. are not included.
Balance of payment includes all visible and non visible items; hence it is a much wider concept.
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5. UNITLATERAL TRANFER ACCOUNT OFFICIAL SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT
BALANCE OF PAYMENTS
Components
CURRENT ACCOUNT
CAPITAL
ACCOUNT
UNITLATERAL TRANFER ACCOUNT
OFFICIAL SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT
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6. BALANCE OF PAYMENTS Components CURRENT ACCOUNT:
Includes all visible exports and imports.
Other invisible items like receipts and payments for various service like insurance, tourism etc.
DEBIT
1. Merchandise Import
2. Invisible Import
CREDIT
1. Merchandise Export
2. Invisible Export
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7. Items in invisible export and import
BALANCE OF PAYMENTS
Items in invisible export and import
Invisible import and export means the import-export of travel, transportation, insurance, investment income, govt. income not included elsewhere, miscellaneous(receipts and payments for patents and royalties), transfer payments official and transfer payments private.
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8. Few reasons of deficit in current account
BALANCE OF PAYMENTS
Few reasons of deficit in current account
Liberalization which leads to import of goods.
Increase in consumer demand (Even high export growth rate could not compensate this)
Devaluation of rupees against the dollar.
Heavy import of capital goods due to fast economic growth.
Rapid industrialization.
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9. BALANCE OF PAYMENTS CAPITAL ACCOUNT PRIVATE CAPITAL: BANKING CAPITAL:
LONG TERM CAPITAL:
all capital invested for more than one year.
Includes FDI and FII.
Long term loans.
Foreign currency deposits.
Unclassified receipts
2. SHORT TERM CAPITAL: which is invested for less than one year.
BANKING CAPITAL:
External financial assets and liabilities of commercial and co- operative banks allowed to deal in foreign exchange.
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OFFICIAL CAPITAL:
It is the capital hold by RBI in term of Foreign Capital.

10. BALANCE OF PAYMENTS
CAPITAL ACCOUNT
Capital outflow from home country to foreign country is treated as debit and inflow of capital from foreign country is in credit side.
Eg: Reliance industries invested Rs. 1 billion in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Debit of our capital account and credit in the accounts of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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11. UNILATERAL TRANFER ACCOUNT (UTA)
BALANCE OF PAYMENTS
UNILATERAL TRANFER ACCOUNT (UTA)
Unilateral transfer are ‘giving the gifts.’ It includes government grants, relief and AID etc.
Eg: India’s grant to Nepal for it’s flood Tradegy.
Debit of India’s BOP and credit of Uganda's BOP.
CREDIT SIDE:
Private remittance (payments) received from abroad.
Pension
Government grants from abroad.
DEBIT SIDE:
Private remittance (payments) to abroad.
Grants to abroad.
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12. OFFICIAL SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT
BALANCE OF PAYMENTS
OFFICIAL SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT
REPRESENTS:
Official sale of Foreign Currency and other reserves to Foreign countries or official purchase or other reserves from foreign country.
Credits:
Money received from official sale of foreign currencies and reserves.
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Debits:
Payment done for official purchase of foreign currencies and reserves.

13. BALANCE OF PAYMENTS EQUAL EQUILIBRIUM DEMAND OF FOREIGN CURRENCY
SUPPLY OF FOREIGN CURRENCY
EQUAL
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14. BALANCE OF PAYMENTS DISEQUILIBRIUM NEGETIVE POSITIVE
DEMAND OF FOREIGN CURRENCY
SUPPLY OF FOREIGN CURRENCY
SUPPLY OF FOREIGN CURRENCY
DEMAND OF FOREIGN CURRENCY
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NEGETIVE
POSITIVE

15. CAUSES OF DISEQUILIBRIUM
BALANCE OF PAYMENTS
CAUSES OF DISEQUILIBRIUM
Development activities like establishment of industries, roads bridges, power plants etc.
ECONOMIC FACTORS 1
Development
Disequilibrium
Increase of capital goods and Import of consumer goods increases.
Income of people, aggregate demand, prices increases.
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16. CAUSES OF DISEQUILIBRIUM
BALANCE OF PAYMENTS
CAUSES OF DISEQUILIBRIUM
ECONOMIC FACTORS
Boom in the business activities in one country increases consumption, aggregate demand and prices more than production. 2
Cyclical
Disequilibrium
Depression leads to the increases of export; shifting the demand to another country.
Boom and depression causes disequilibrium conditions.
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17. CAUSES OF DISEQUILIBRIUM
BALANCE OF PAYMENTS
CAUSES OF DISEQUILIBRIUM
ECONOMIC FACTORS
Result of increase in import due to high disposable income; high aggregate demand. 3
Secular
Disequilibrium
Developed countries prefer to import goods from other countries where goods are produced at lower cost of production.
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18. CAUSES OF DISEQUILIBRIUM
BALANCE OF PAYMENTS
CAUSES OF DISEQUILIBRIUM
Changes in the economy includes shifts from agriculture to service, development of alternative source of supply, exhaustion of productive resource, changes in transport channel and cost.
ECONOMIC FACTORS 4
Structural
Disequilibrium
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Structural changes leads to import of capital goods and consumer goods of the changed structure.

19. CAUSES OF DISEQUILIBRIUM
BALANCE OF PAYMENTS
CAUSES OF DISEQUILIBRIUM
POLITICAL FACTORS
Political uncertainties, instability, internal disturbances, war etc.
Creates threats to industry and investment.
Contributes to outflow of capital.
Decline of domestic production; hence import of goods.
Eg: Sri Lanka, Pakistan etc.
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20. CAUSES OF DISEQUILIBRIUM
BALANCE OF PAYMENTS
CAUSES OF DISEQUILIBRIUM
SOCIAL FACTORS
Drop out from existing culture.
Changes in taste, fashion and preferences of people.
CONTRIBUTES TO THE INCREASE IN IMPORTS AND DEFICIT IN BOP.
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21. METHODS OF CORRECTION OF DISEQUILIBRIUM
BALANCE OF PAYMENTS
METHODS OF CORRECTION OF DISEQUILIBRIUM
Automatic Correction:
Deficit indicates demand of foreign currency is higher and supply is less.
Corrects automatically as the value of currency fluctuates.
Deliberate Measures:
Govt. efforts to correct/ control deficit in BOP. Includes monetary, trade and miscellaneous measures.
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22. METHODS OF CORRECTION OF DISEQUILIBRIUM
BALANCE OF PAYMENTS
METHODS OF CORRECTION OF DISEQUILIBRIUM
Monetary Measures:
A) Reduction in Money Supply: CRR (Cash Reserve Ratio) etc. will help in reducing money supply in the country. The result is decline in income, purchasing power, aggregate demand and consumption which further result in more export as domestic demand is less means positive BOP.
B) Devaluation of currency: Results in discouragement to imports and encouragement to export.
C) Exchange control: Prior permission is required for imports.
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23. METHODS OF CORRECTION OF DISEQUILIBRIUM
BALANCE OF PAYMENTS
METHODS OF CORRECTION OF DISEQUILIBRIUM
Trade Measures:
A) Export promotional measures: Abolishing export duties, export subsidies, encouragement of export oriented units (EOUs), Creation of export, Export Processing Zones (EPZs) , Free Trade Zones (FTZs), liberal loans for export oriented units, fiscal incentives, marketing incentives and facilities.
B) Import Control Measures: Import duties, import quotas, import license, prohibiting import of certain items, increase in customs duty on import etc.
c) Miscellaneous Measures: Loan in foreign currencies, attracting FDI, development of tourism, attracting NRI deposits etc.
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24. INDIA’s EFFORTS TO MAINTAIN BOP POSITION
BALANCE OF PAYMENTS
INDIA’s EFFORTS TO MAINTAIN BOP POSITION
1. Import Control: Reducing the dependency on foreign countries for different items like; food grains, cloth, paper, steel edible oils fertilizers etc.
Export Promotion: Encouragement of export of engineering goods, handicrafts, technology etc.
Attracting FDI.
Liberalizing exchange rate : Based upon market forces.
Liberalized export policy to encourage export.
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25. Thank You
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