In: Economics
Answer:
RFI stands for Rapid Financing Intrument provided by IMF
(International Monetary Fund). It provides rapid financial
assistence to its member coountries who are in need of financial
assistence. It was created by IMF as a part of broader reform to
provide IMF's financial aid to diverse needs of member countries.
RFI is designed to take care of economic need of the member
countries where full fledged economic program is not needed or not
feasible.
SBA is Stand By Arrangement is a kind of arrangement between IMF
and the member country under which member country is entitled to
borrow upto an agreed amount of foreign currency from the fund to
cover deficit on its balance of payments.
Financial assistence is provided under RFI as an outright purchases
without full fledged program or reviews for this. A member country
requesting RFI aid is required to cooperate with IMF to make effort
in solving its balance of payments difficulties and also describe
the general economic policies that the member country should follow
which is being proposed by IMF.
Wherever needed prior actions may be required to be followed by the
member country before it can be approved.
By above mentioned conditions RFI is able to suggest macroeconomic
policies to member country as well as help them in achieveing
economic goal both by reforming economic strategy as well as
helping them financially.
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