A study on determination factors that influence export activity between Malaysia and GCC countries / Ernie Emira Othman

Othman, Ernie Emira (2012) A study on determination factors that influence export activity between Malaysia and GCC countries / Ernie Emira Othman. [Student Project] (Unpublished)

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This paper analyzes the performance of Malaysia bilateral exports towards Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries including of Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates and Arab Saudi and then analyzes whether the export performance towards these countries can be improved through with the higher and lower inflation and interest rates, also through depreciation or devaluation of domestic currency by using co-integration technique.
Based on the findings, it can be said that inflation and interest rates has positive and significant, while exchange rate has positive and insignificant relationship with the export volume between Malaysia and GCC countries. The findings also indicate that the regression equation is overall significant with the dependent variable and the model is valid for forecasting. However, the major policy implication from this study is that with high inflation, lower interest rate and depreciation of local currency can improve the competitiveness Malaysian exports towards GCC countries

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Item Type: Student Project
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Othman, Ernie Emira
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A. Malek, Syazwani
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Zakaria, Mohd Zaki
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Subjects: H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions > Income. Income distribution. National income. Including gross national product, gross domestic product, and gross state product
H Social Sciences > HF Commerce > International economic relations
H Social Sciences > HF Commerce > International economic relations > International trade
H Social Sciences > HF Commerce > International economic relations > Export marketing. International marketing
Divisions: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Kelantan > Kota Bharu Campus > Faculty of Business and Management
Programme: Bachelor of Business Administration (Hons) Economics
Keywords: Malaysia bilateral exports towards Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries including of Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates and Arab Saudi
Date: 2012
URI: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/40181
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