3 Inflation targeting policy and quasi-fiscal activities
One of the requirements to adopt an inflation targeting framework is
to have an independent central bank. This concept means that the central
bank has full power to choose its appropriate monetary policy. Masson,
Savastano, and Sharma (1998) introduced several prerequisites to adopting an inflation targeting policy, in particular, the country should not
show any symptoms of fiscal dominance", which means that monetary
policy should not be directed by purely fiscal consideration. Moreover,
public sector borrowing from the central bank should be low or does not
exist, and domestic financial markets should have enough depth to absorb
placements of public debt, such as treasury bills. It also means that the