Question

Economic activity in developing countries is limited at least in part due to limited investment. Investment is limited mostly due to insufficient lending. Lending is mostly limited due to economic uncertainty and the prospect of unexpected inflation.
In light of this, please describe how a lender can lose during inflation if the inflation is unanticipated and the loan is a fixed-interest-rate loan.
How would a variable-interest-rate loan (one that adjusts over the contract period) eliminate these losses?

Answer 1

Inflation is the economic condition in which the interest rate keeps increasing which is beneficial for the lenders. But not a fixed rate lender.

What is Interest Rate?

Interest rate is the prevailing market rate which the lender of the money gets in return for the money provided as a loan.

If there is a fixed interest contract the lender will get the same percentage of return for the duration of contract, no matter the fluctuation of the interest rate in the market. This is not beneficial when the economy is facing inflation. As whatever be the rate in the market (definitely higher) the lender will get the same percentage of return.

However if there is a variable rate contract the rate is updated and the lender is paid at the updated interest rate. This is beneficial when the economy is facing inflation.

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