National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia (NBRM) has been implementing an exchange rate targeting strategy for a more then a decade and so far it proved to be very successful. The aim of this paper is shortly to explain the advantages of this strategy and moreover to put more focus on the...

Surplus liquidity in the banking system changes the monetary transmission mechanism, reducing the effectiveness of the traditional instrument, the interest rate. In this paper we examine the real effects of several monetary-policy instruments in Macedonia, an economy characterized by surplus...

The recent global crisis brought many challenges to the central bankers worldwide, including the issue of monetary policy objectives. In this view, besides price stability maintenance, a special attention by central bankers during the crisis was given to the output stabilization. This paper...

National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia (NBRM) has been implementing an exchange rate targeting strategy for a more then a decade and so far it proved to be very successful. The aim of this paper is shortly to explain the advantages of this strategy and moreover to put more focus on the...

National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia (NBRM) has been implementing an exchange rate targeting strategy for a more then a decade and so far it proved to be very successful. The aim of this paper is shortly to explain the advantages of this strategy and moreover to put more focus on the...