External debt is the total amount of money that a country’s government, businesses, and people owe to lenders
Tag: international trade
causes of external debt
External debt in developing countries occurs due to a mix of historical, structural, and government policy factors. Structural
consequences of MNCs
The impact of Multinational Corporations (MNCs) on developing countries varies. The overall result depends on the quality of
multinational company (MNC)
A Multinational Corporation (MNC) is a business that operates in more than one country. It manages production, sales,
pattern of international trade
A country’s pattern of trade describes the types of goods and services it sells (exports) or buys (imports),
purchasing power parity
Purchasing power parity (PPP) is an economic theory that states exchange rates between currencies should adjust until the
economic development
Economic development is a process that improves the living standards and general well-being of people in a country.
current account surplus
A current account surplus happens when a country sells more goods, services, and income to the rest of
current account deficit
A current account deficit happens when a country spends more money on foreign goods, services, and income transfers
exchange rate determination
Exchange rate determination explains how the value of a currency is decided in a floating exchange rate system.