International Financial Management

Catalog description

This course covers the global fi nancial environment and introduces the concepts and techniques required to fulfi ll the roles and responsibilities of fi nancial managers of multinational fi rms or domestic companies with some degree of international exposure. Includes analysis of interna- tional balance of payments, foreign exchange markets, determinants of exchange rates, the risk of foreign exchange fl uctuation, and methods of protecting against these risks. Financing international trade, sources of short-term and long-term funds, the effective cost of borrowing foreign currencies, international equity markets, fi nancial evaluation of foreign projects, and fi nancial management of international operations are exam- ined.