Fundamentals of international finance

• Druk: Katowice, 2011
• Autor: Krystyna Mitręga-Niestrój, Monika Wieczorek-Kosmala
• Wydawca: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego w Katowicach

This book focuses mainly on the most important problems in the area of international finance. It is dedicated to Polish and international students taking courses related to international financial problems. Many of the issues which are raised in this book could be widened and taken under deeper analysis during lectures and classes. The problems in the book are presented in the two dimensions: macro-dimension of the international finance – Part I, II, III and micro- dimension of the international finance – Part IV and V.

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• Język wydania: angielski
• ISBN: 978-83-7246-608-2
• ISBN druku: 978-83-7246-608-2
• Liczba stron: 113

FOREWORD	7
PART I. INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL ENVIRONMENT IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY	9
Chapter 1. International finance and its environment in the era of globalisation	11
Chapter 2. Capital flows in the global economy	15
Chapter 3. International monetary system – past and present	18
Chapter 4. European Monetary System. The common currency – euro	25
PART II. OVERVIEW OF THE ELEMENTS OF INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL SYSTEM	35
Chapter 5. International financial markets – general characteristics	37
Chapter 6. International and multinational banking	48
Chapter 7. The characteristics of the international financial centres. Offshore financial centres	52
PART III. BALANCE OF PAYMENTS	55
Chapter 8. Balance of payments account	57
Chapter 9. Balance of payments equilibrium and economic forces that influence balance of payments	62
PART IV. EXCHANGE RATE RISK MANAGEMENT	65
Chapter 10. Exchange rate basics	67
Chapter 11. The risk on foreign exchange market	73
Chapter 12. Hedging against foreign exchange risk and hedging techniques	77
Chapter 13. Currency derivatives in hedging	82
PART V. SELECTED ASPECTS OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT OF MULTINATIONAL CORPORATION	87
Chapter 14. Defining multinational corporation	89
Chapter 15. Financing multinational corporation	93
Chapter 16. Working capital management in multinational corporation	98
BIBLIOGRAPHY	105
INDEX	109