Suppose, the Balance of Trade of an imaginary economy shows a favorable balance of ₹ 500 crore. The values of merchandise exports are ₹ 1200 crore and transfer payments are ₹ 400 crore. The value of merchandise imports would be ₹ ______ .
After the implementation of economic reforms, Pakistan experienced slowdown of growth due to various reasons including _______ .
(Choose the correct alternative to fill in the blank):
(i) Volatile performance of the agriculture sector
(ii) Over-dependence on remittances from abroad
(iii) Political instability
Read the following text carefully from ‘The Economic Times’ dated 8th June, 2023: “The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) rate-setting panel unanimously decided to keep the benchmark lending rate unchanged at 6.5%. The committee voted to remain focused on the withdrawal of accommodating monetary policy.” On the basis of the given text and common understanding, answer the following questions: Identify and discuss the economic issue indicated in the above text.
