Monetary Policy Operations of Debtor Central Banks in MENA Countries

Schnabl, Gunther and Schobert, Franziska (2007): Monetary Policy Operations of Debtor Central Banks in MENA Countries.

Abstract

The paper analyses the monetary policy operations of central banks in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). We distinguish the pattern of monetary policy operations of the liquidity providing central banks of the large industrialized countries (creditor central banks) and the liquidity absorb-ing central banks of emerging market economies (debtor central banks). Many debtor central banks provide liquidity through foreign exchange intervention in reaction to foreign exchange inflows. If the respective liquidity expansion is regarded as a threat to domestic price and financial stability, liquidity is partly absorbed through sterilization operations. The paper finds that most MENA coun-tries are debtor central banks due to a general pattern of excessive liquidity creation as well as due to country specific reasons.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Institution: University of Leipzig
• Language: English
• Keywords: Emerging Markets; Debtor Central Banks; Foreign Exchange Inflows; Sterilization
• Subjects: F - International Economics > F3 - International Finance > F31 - Foreign Exchange

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