Monetary Policy and Operations in Countries with Surplus Liquidity

Monetary policy in most developed countries is conducted with the system being kept marginally short of liquidity. In contrast, many emerging market monetary authorities have been facing surplus liquidity due to factors such as capital inflows, privatisation programmes or fiscal surpluses. This paper provides a cross-country experience of monetary policy and operations conducted in some of these countries and attempts to draw policy inferences concerning policy stances, operating frameworks and procedures in this regard.