Course Title

Money and Banking

Course Code

Econ 211

Prerequisite Course

Econ 102

Course Description

•          Nature and functions of money.

•          Money demand and money supply.

•          The financial system and interest rates.

•          Commercial, Islamic and central banks.

•          Monetary policy and economic activities.

•          The Monetary system in Saudi Arabia.

Course Level

5

Course Material

Al-Humaidi, Abdulrahman and Abdulrahman Al-Khalaf, Money, Banking and Financial Markets, Maramer Printing Press, Riyadh (1997).

Al-Zamil, Yusuf, Money, Banking and Financial Markets: A Comprehensive View Point, King Saud University, Riyadh (2000).

Reading Recommendation

Ministry of Economy and Planning web site.

Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency web site.

Commercial Banks web sites.

Course Language

Arabic