FIN542 INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT QUESTION FROM FINAL EXAM JANUARY 2013 UITM QUESTION 1 a) There are three (3) main accounts in the balance of payments. Explain the items that are included in each of the account. (6 marks) Three (3) main accounts in the balance of payments are: i. Current Account Current account reflects the net flow of goods‚ services‚ income and unilateral transfer. Goods are includes the export and import of tangible product. Services or intangible
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Factors that affect exchange rates. Like any price‚ the exchange rate deviates from the cost basis - the purchasing power of currencies – under the influence of supply and demand of currency. The ratio of the supply and demand depends on several factors. It reflects connections with other economic categories - cost‚ price‚ money‚ interest‚ balance of payments‚ etc. There is a complex of interweaving and nomination of decisive factors. Among them are the following. • 1.The rate of inflation. The
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Exchange-rate risk is a financial risk that exists when a company engaged in a financial transaction which is denominated in a currency other than the base currency of the company. It may affect the profitability of the company‚ therefore‚ a good finance manager should not only manage the financing well‚ but also able to manage the exchange-rate risk. In Baker Adhesive case‚ Baker was suffer one of the type of exchange-rate risk named transaction exposure. Baker has a contractual cash flows with
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Payday loans are the fastest growing method for individuals with limited credit options to obtain quick cash to tide them over until their next paycheck. The popularity of these loans is evidenced by the presence of these centers being more abundant than Starbucks and McDonalds according to Salleh‚ Jaafar‚ and Ebrahim (2014). Also cited by these authors is this 38.5 billion dollar industry has been used by over 4 million US households as of a survey taken in 2009. While seemingly a worthwhile service
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Chatper 34 International Finance - Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1) The currency used to buy imported goods is A) the buyer’s home currency. C) the currency of a third country. 1) B) the seller’s home currency. D) special drawing rights. 2) 2) If portable disk players made in China are imported into the United States‚ the Chinese manufacturer is paid with A) international monetary credits. B) dollars. C) yuan
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Introduction D UDAY Kumar exhibited his profound creativity in designing a new symbol for an Indian Rupee but it failed to ignite any excitement‚ either in India or abroad for the simple reason that Indian Rupee is a beleaguered currency now‚ for it has lost its sheen over the years. A rich title for a poor currency! The value of Indian Rupee has devalued greatly since independence‚ notwithstanding some small measly upswings against dollar sometimes which is touted as a strengthening Rupee. The
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Depreciating Indian Rupee : Problems in Indian Economy AGENDA TEAM PROBLEM INTRODUCTION DESCRIPTION INR VALUE DETERMINATION AFFECTS ON INDIAN BUSINESS BALANCE OF TRADE ISSUE OIL IMPORTS GOLD IMPORTS LACK OF CAPITAL INFLOWS ROLE OF RBI AND GOVERNMENT TEAM Team • Ankit Ahuja ankit.ahuja15@sibmpune.edu.in • Ankit Kawad • Angshuman • Akumtoshi ankit.kawad15@sibmpune.edu.in angshuman.kar15@sibmpune.edu.in akumtoshi.poengar@sibmpune.edu.in PROBLEM INTRODUCTION DESCRIPTION
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT ACT‚ 1999 - Economic Liberalization - FERA 1973 was reviewed in 1993 - Task Force set up - Submitted Report in 1994 - Resulted in FEMA - Changes in Economy 1) Substantial increase in Foreign Exchange Reserves 2) Growth in Foreign trade 3) Rationalization of Tariffs 4) Current Account convertibility 5) Liberalization of Indian investments abroad 6) Increased access to external commercial borrowings 7) Participation of Financial Institutional Investors
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Foreign exchange rate risk Foreign exchange rate risk is the potential impact of adverse currency rate movements on earnings and economic value. This involves settlement risk which arises when a banking institution incurs financial loss due to foreign exchange positions taken in both the trading and banking books. Foreign exchange positions and subsequent risk arise from the following activities: ● trading in foreign currencies through spot‚ forward and option transactions as a market
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Using a country of your choice‚ discuss the impact of the Bretton Wood Institutions on Human Development in Sub-Saharan Africa. Introduction The Bretton woods institutions are the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank. They were setup at the end of the Second World War in order to rebuild the devastated post-war economy and to promote international economic cooperation. The main focus of the IMF is to maintain exchange stability by harmonising its members’ monetary policies1
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