You have confirmed the following exchange rates of the US dollar in the Nairobi foreign exchange market
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You have confirmed the following exchange rates of the US dollar in the Nairobi foreign exchange market (Ksh/Ş):
spot rate= 94
forward rate = 95
You have also established the inflation rates in Kenya and USA at that time were 8% and 5% respectively
Required:
a) Compute the premium or discount based on the quote.
b) Compute the depreciation or appreciation of the American dollar.
c) Find out if the forward rate is consistent with the macroeconomic factors.
d) Recommend four policy decisions that Kenya could implement to improve the value of its currency in relation to the US dollar.
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