Balance of payments

Balance of payments

Bachelor of Business Studies (BBS) — Second Year

Subject: Macroeconomics for Business (MGT 209)

Unit 9: Global Economy

Academic Year: 2083/84

Topic Objectives

After studying this topic, students should be able to:

• Explain the scope and key elements of balance of payments.
• Explain the economic model or issue, identify its assumptions and interpret the relevant diagrams, calculations or dated evidence.

Curriculum Scope

• Concept
• BOP accounts

Detailed Microsyllabus

1. Balance-of-payments foundations

   1. Transactions between residents and nonresidents.
   2. Accounting period and recording conventions.
   3. Distinguish BOP flows from asset stocks.

2. Accounts and interpretation

   1. Current, capital and financial accounts in the stated framework.
   2. Reserve movements and statistical discrepancies.
   3. Interpret balances without confusing an account deficit with accounting failure.

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Curriculum reference: Tribhuvan University, Faculty of Management, revised four-year BBS curriculum, PDF pages 24-26.

Source note: The curriculum scope above is retained from the existing TU syllabus breakdown. The numbered study subtopics are editorial elaborations for teaching and study, rather than a separately issued TU syllabus. Unit or component allocations apply at their stated level; no separate topic hours or marks are assigned here. Nepalese current-status discussions should identify the reporting period and use dated official publications, such as Nepal Rastra Bank reports, rather than undated figures.