CPA REVIEWS NOTES- INTERNATIONAL FINANCE© kadenchimbi@yahoo.com ‚ 0754 327487 1 TOPIC 1: INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL FINANCE Learning objectivesAfter reading this topic you should be able to: • Understand the background of international finance • Define international finance • Explain the reason for studying international finance • Explain the roles of international financial manager • Understand the background of multinational corporations • Distinguish
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Introduction International trade is the backbone of our modern‚ commercial world. Producers in various nations try to profit from an expanded market‚ rather than be limited to selling within their own borders. There are many reasons that trade across national borders occurs‚ including lower production costs in one region versus another‚ specialized industries‚ lack or surplus of natural resources and consumer tastes. This trend is attributable to the increased globalization of the world economies
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INTERNATIONAL FINNACE: International Finance is an area of financial economics that deals with monetary interactions between two or more countries‚ concerning itself with topics such as currency exchange rates‚ international monetary systems‚ foreign direct investment‚ and issues of international financial management including political risk and foreign exchange risk inherent in managing multinational corporations. OR International finance is the branch of economics that studies the dynamics of
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Introduction International trade theory provides explanations of the benefit for country to engage in international trade‚ even for products it can produce for itself. As time goes by‚ there are mainly 7 types of theory‚ namely‚ mercantilism‚ absolute advantage‚ comparative advantage‚ Heckscher-ohlin theory‚ product life-cycle theory‚ new trade theory‚ Porter’s diamond national competitive advantage theory. Although some of the theories hold different view of patterns of international trade and vary
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to prepare a speech that will be provided to a number of reporters that are not well versed with economics. In this paper I will put emphasis on international trade and foreign exchange rates and how those affect the GDP‚ domestic markets‚ and students. I will also outline some of the benefits on goods and services that are imported from other countries and how those contribute to our economy in the United States. International Trade to GDP In order to understand international trade it is important
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simultaneously it may reduce U.S imports and boost U.S exports or buy more goods than it sells abroad (imports exceed exports). Another thing‚ in the long run‚ trade deficits may be expected to contribute to a weaker dollar‚ as the economy adjusts to create the surpluses needed to repay foreign investors. However‚ in the short run‚ the relationship between the trade deficit and the dollar is weak‚ and the value of the dollar is determined largely by investor preferences for U.S. dollar assets. On the other hand
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International trade Payment methods Payment Methods for International Trade * Prepayments: The goods will not be shipped until the buyer has paid the seller. * Time of payment: Before shipment * Goods available to buyers: After payment * Risk to exporter: None * Risk to importer: Relies completely on exporter to ship goods as ordered * Letter of Credit (L/C): These are issued by a bank on behalf of the importer promising to pay the exporter upon presentation of the shipping
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pounds per dollar under this fixed exchange regime was A) £4.8665/$. B) £0.2055/$. C) always changing because the price of gold was always changing. D) unknown because there is not enough information to answer this question 3. The post WWII international monetary agreement that was developed in 1944 is known as the ________. A) United Nations. B) League of Nations. C) Yalta Agreement. D) Bretton Woods Agreement. 4. Which of the following led to the eventual demise of the fixed currency exchange
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Writing Assignment Handout Econ 4432W International Finance University of Minnesota Spring Semester – 2012 Objective The main objective of writing a term paper is giving you the opportunity to: 1. Apply the analytical skills and intuition obtained in the class to examine an issue in which you have special interest. 2. Induce critical thinking on your part‚ which involves integrating what you are learning and real world economic issues. 3. Learn how to write a formal paper
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balance of trade. e. Should be strongly affected by current relative income‚ relative prices‚ and relative interest rates. 4. The current international flow model of exchange rate determination says that the spot rate should: a. Follow a random walk. b. Be affected primarily by a nation’s long-run economic prospects. c. Be strongly affected by a nation’s balance of trade. d. Be
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