FIN370 International Financial Management Chapter 10‚ 11‚ 12 Foreign Exposure - Practice Questions 1. Economic exposure refers to: A) the exposure of a firm’s ongoing international transactions to exchange rate fluctuations. B) the exposure of a firm’s financial statements to exchange rate fluctuations. C) the exposure of a firm’s cash flows to exchange rate fluctuations. D) the exposure of a country’s national economy to exchange rate fluctuations. 2. Which of the following statement
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE PAYMENT AND FINANCE WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO BANGLADESH In International trade payments‚ the most important participants are exporters and importers. Here exporters are sellers and importers are buyers. Importers and exporters are quite often confront with problems arising from the movements of goods from one country to another and are simultaneously subject to the different legislation‚ customs and practices of these countries. Importers and exporters have certain concerns
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Analyze and comment about RCA of Vietnam based on data from Trade Map in 2012. Contents Introduce about RCA Analyse of some VN’s industries Evaluation of statistics Case study of Rice: RCA of Vietnam Rice in comparision with Thailand Introduction Coefficient of Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA). • Represent comparative advantage or disadvantage of a certain country in a certain goods or services. • It is based on the Ricardian comparative advantage concept. EX1 : Export value of commodity
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EXERCISES 1. Suppose that a treasurer of Apple has an extra cash reserve of USD 100.000.000 to invest for six months. The six-month interest rate is 8 % per annum in the U.S. and 7 % per annum in Germany. Currently‚ the spot exchange rate is USD/EUR = 1.01 and the sixmonth forward exchange rate is USD/EUR = 0.99. The treasurer of Apple does not wish to bear any exchange risk. Where should he/she invest to maximize the return? Investing in the US | Amount in USD | US | Amount in USD | |
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Question 1 i. The expected spot rate was decreased and depreciation of 4.05% percent. ii. The higher the inflation in United States will lead to a higher price of U.S. products. Therefore‚ U.S. consumers will buy more Canadian goods. The demand for Canadian dollars will appreciate and increase in U.S. because U.S. inflation rate become high. The supply of Canadian dollars for sale
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Islamic Trade Finance Presented by Jamaliah Abd Malik Objective • At the end of this session‚ the participants will be able to • List down the trade finance-i products available • Explain briefly the concept applicable Contents • • • • • Introduction • What is trade • Method of payments Summary of products available with banks Letter of credit-i Trust receipt-i Letter of Guarantee-i Contents- contd • • • • • Shipping-i Accepted Bills-I Bills Purchased-i
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3/7\ Relationship………………………………………………………………3/7~4/7\ new requirements…………………………………………………………4/7~5/7\ The efficiency and reliability of international logistics…………………..5/7~6/7\ Conclusion ………………………………………………………………….6/7\ References…………………………………………………………………7/7\ International trade and international Logistics The rapid expansion of trade liberalization and the growth of global capital markets and integration‚ information technology and the progressive development of communication
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STRUCTURED TRADE FINANCE WORKFLOW FOR TRADE FINANCE HOUSE Receipt of Request from potential client Deal Structuring Receive written request for Structured Finance product from a customer. Discuss the Business Proposal Authenticate the request to ascertain that it is genuine. Where applicable‚ check supporting documentation e.g. Audited accounts‚ Financial projections‚ proposed security‚ etc. Determine suitability of the client to the proposed solution. Assess all variables of the proposal
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| Good evening ladies and gentlemen: Today I will be speaking to you about international trade and foreign exchange rates. Throughout history‚ there have been many market structures and systems‚ as well as trade amongst international countries and colonies. As all of you already know‚ imports can be brought in from many countries. During the process‚ the government will usually set a price ceiling and
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1. Why is GM worried about the yen? GM’s concern about fluctuations in the Yen is due not only to the impact on GM’s costs‚ but the fact that Japanese competitors face reduced costs when the Yen is depreciating. Also‚ with increasing profit margins‚ end-price to consumer can be lowered and lead to gain in market share for Japanese competitors. Research had shown that a 10 Yen appreciation to the dollar reduces operating profit by $4 billion 2. How important is GM’s competitive exposure?
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