PGP28303 Aakanksha Sharma PGP28300 Abhishek Sivaraman PGP28302 Sandeep K. Singh PGP28301 Upasana Rustagi Contents Greek Crisis: Background 2 Greek Crisis: Consequences of sub-prime 3 Greek Crisis: Troika steps in 3 Should Greece leave the Euro Area? 4 Alternatives 5 Key Learnings 6 Takeaways for India 7 Greek Crisis: Background Through this write up‚ we are trying to explain the circumstances which led to the sovereign debt crisis in Greece. European Union was established in
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Topic: PIIGS (European debt crisis) 吳宇綸D0131292 劉昱顯D0131156 王謙 周雋彥D0125599 Contents 1. Introduction 2. Overview of the European sovereign debt problem 3. Relief measures of the European sovereign debt crisis 4. European debt crisis 5. Conclusion 6. References I. Introduction The PIIGS is a group that composed of five countries that have some commonality in location and economic environments. In this case‚ PIIGS includes Portugal‚ Italy‚ Ireland‚ Greece and Spain. The countries which
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REGIONAL ECONOMIC INTEGRATION The Political Economy of Free Trade Free Trade: David Ricardo (support free trade) o Theory of comparative advantage: For two nations without input factor mobility‚ specialisation and trade could result in increased total output and lower costs than if each nation tried to produce in isolation. Both nations can benefit from trade if each specialises in good that they have the lowest opportunity cost‚ even if one economy is more efficient in making everything
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there is sufficient political will to keep it intact. It is strongly asserted in political circles that a breakup would have catastrophic effects‚ much more costly than the price of bailouts and recapitalisations. Greece has been the most trouble Euro country‚ with astronomically high yields on its government debt and widespread civil unrest. A 50% ‘voluntary’ writedown on sovereign debt ownded by private creditors has been agreed‚ as has a second EU-IMF bailout. Severe austerity conditions will
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Fong Yuen Ying (Fioni) EU’s unknown Asia - Does Asia need a single currency to lead the world? As the euro has contributed to the culture and economy of Europe‚ I would like to examine if Asia‚ particularly East Asia‚ could learn a lesson from the EU to create a single currency. In fact‚ small intra-regional exchange rate misalignment can interrupt trade and investment flows and potential trade frictions can occur among regional economies. It suggests that the need for intra-regional exchange
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1 INTRODUCTION Every day of your computing life‚ you reach out for the mouse whenever you want to move the cursor or activate something. The mouse senses your motion and your clicks and sends them to the computer so it can respond appropriately. An ordinary mouse detects motion in the X and Y plane and acts as a two dimensional controller. It is not well suited for people to use in a 3D graphics environment. Space Mouse is a professional 3D controller specifically designed for manipulating objects
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Mid-term I Review Questions 1. In December 1994 the government of Mexico officially changed the value of the Mexican peso from 3.2 pesos per dollar to 5.5 pesos per dollar. What was the percentage change in its value? Was this a depreciation‚ devaluation‚ appreciation‚ or revaluation? Explain. 2. Many people were surprised when Vietnam became the second largest coffee producing country in the world in recent years‚ second only to Brazil. The Vietnamese dong‚ VND or d‚ is managed against the
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Mauritius sets up committee to evaluate the Euro crisis APA - Port Louis (Mauritius) The Mauritius government has set up a crisis committee in order to evaluate the crisis that is presently hitting the Euro Zone and its effects on the local economy‚ APA learns in the Mauritian capital Port Louis on Friday. At a meeting held Friday in Port Louis‚ the Finance Minister Pravin Jugnauth indicated that the Euro has reached its lowest rate of exchange in relation to the US Dollar‚ and that such a
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Prospective Capital Flows and Currency Movements: U.S. Dollar versus Euro This case revolves around fictional foreign-exchange strategist named Luke Anthony‚ as he attempts to predict the likely future path of the dollar/euro rate. In order to come to this hypothesis‚ the reader is presented a slew of financial information‚ ranging from detailed capital flows‚ interest rate differentials‚ and recent central bank press releases. This data in turn must be must be analyzed and synthesized in order
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CHAPTER 14 INTEREST RATE AND CURRENCY SWAPS SUGGESTED ANSWERS AND SOLUTIONS TO END-OF-CHAPTER QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS QUESTIONS 1. Describe the difference between a swap broker and a swap dealer. Answer: A swap broker arranges a swap between two counterparties for a fee without taking a risk position in the swap. A swap dealer is a market maker of swaps and assumes a risk position in matching opposite sides of a swap and in assuring that each counterparty fulfills its contractual obligation
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