International Financial Management

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students are expected to be able to: Identify and explain issues of international finance, explain possible ways for investors and firms to manage exchange rate exposures and risks, explain how exchange rate movements are measured and the equilibrium exchange rate is determined, explain the concept of interest rate parity and its effects toward exchange rates, examine challenges in making financial decisions in international projects, in conjunction with a particular country risks, examine all possible forms and feasibility criteria of long-term and short-term financing in foreign currencies.

Topics

This course is an introduction to the International Financial Environment. This course aims to build understanding of the national, international and political influence on the international financial markets. Nowadays more than ever firms must adapt their strategies and operations to the globalization, which refers as well to the importance of the currencies, exchange rate, political and financial risks in any decision.

Pre-requisite: AC206 – Financial Management for Business