Question 1 What were the origins of the Asian currency crisis? In mid 1997‚ a financial crisis gripped most of the Asian countries and raised fears of a worldwide economic meltdown due to a financial contagion‚ a scenario that initially affects only a particular region of the economy that spreads to other countries whose economies were healthy‚ much like a transmitted disease. See‚ Asia attracted almost half the total capital inflow into developing countries because of the high interest rates
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across the note from top to bottom. The colour of the number thousand appears green but changes to blue at an angle. Does one use the rupee and the paisa in other countries too? can Indian notes and coins (currency) be used in other countries? Find out the names of the currency used in different countries!
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Zimbabwe: A worthless currency | The Economist http://www.economist.com/node/11751346/print Zimbabwe A worthless currency The local dollar is fast shrivelling away Jul 17th 2008 | JOHANNESBURG | from the print edition WITH prices doubling every few days‚ Zimbabweans now spend huge amounts of time and energy preventing their meagre cash resources from completely evaporating. Trying to catch up with galloping hyperinflation‚ now officially running at 2.2m per cent a year and at least
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CURRENCY DEPRECIATION AND ITS IMPACTS Devaluation means decreasing the value of nation’s currency relative to gold or the currencies of other nations. Devaluation occurs in terms of all other currencies‚ but it is best illustrated in the case of only one other currency. Devaluation and Depreciation are sometimes used interchangeably‚ but they always refer to values in terms of other currencies and the value of currency is determined by the interplay of money supply and money demand. In common modern
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CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 2-3 CURRENCY RISK EXPOSURE WITHIN THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT 4 COMPANY MANAGEMENT OF CURRENCY RISK EXPOSURE 5 PRIMARY ALTERNATIVES IN MANAGING CURRENCY RISKS 6-8 RECOMMENDATIONS AND BENEFITS 9 CONCLUSION
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contrast foreign currency futures and options. Identify situations where you may choose one or the other. When Barings Bank‚ the oldest merchant bank in London‚ collapsed in 1995 after one of the bank’s employees lost £827 million due to speculative investing‚ primarily in futures contracts‚ it illustrated the extreme danger and volatility of derivatives. Options and futures can be used to eliminate‚ reduce‚ hedge and manage risk‚ but can also be highly speculative. Foreign currency futures are
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Vietnam’s decision to devalue its currency by 5 per cent last week to protect itself from undervaluation of the Chinese renminbi‚ and the worried response from Thailand and other Asian countries‚ suggests the move towards global trade conflict may already be unstoppable. As one group of countries seeks to gain or maintain trade advantage by manipulating their currencies‚ the historical precedent suggests that countries that are not able to devalue will respond with trade protection‚ especially tariffs
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amounts of money to the colonies. The Sugar Act was supposed to cut down the temptation for smuggled good and this was supposed to help pay for the soldiers staying in America to protect the colonist. The next act was known as the Currency Act. The Currency
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Hedging Strategy Analysis for Sims Metal Management The Risks Faced by Sims Metal Management Sims Metal Management (SGM) is a global Australian-based company that specializes in metal recycling‚ operates business in North America‚ Australiasia( Australia and Asia) and Europe‚ with North America being the largest market. The company’s activities expose it to the three major parts as financial risks: market risk‚ credit risk and liquidity risk. Market risks consist of interest rate risk‚ foreign
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Case “Foreign Exchange Hedging Strategies at General Motors: Transitional and Transactional Exposures” Issues: 1. Should multinational firms hedge foreign exchange rate risk? They should to better manage the foreign exchange risks. If not‚ what are the consequences? The gains in the foreign country would contribute less when the foreign currency depreciated against the home country’s currency. If so‚ how should they decide which exposures to hedge? The firm should focus on the importance of hedging
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