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SHARED 1 A Introduction To Intl Finance
SHARED 1 A Introduction To Intl Finance
Topic 1 :: Introduction
Dr. Md Mohan Uddin
u Unexpected fluctuations of the exchange rates may adversely affect the MNCs
as well as individuals who are engaged in cross border transactions
u Exchange rate uncertainty may affect all the major economic functions
including consumption, production, and investment.
u Sovereign country can change the rules, e.g.,
u Tax rules
u Expropriation of assets
u In some countries, there is a lack of tradition of the rule of law.
u Often, MNCs are motivated to locate production overseas due to such market
imperfections
u Imperfection in the international financial market often restrict the extent to
which investors can diversify their portfolios.
u If firms venture into the arena of global markets, they can benefit from an
expanded opportunity set by:
u locating production in any country/region of the world to maximize performance
u raising fund in any capital market where the cost capital is the lowest.
u deploying assets on a global basis to gain from greater economies of scale.
u The advent of the euro in 1999 represents a momentous event in the history
of world financial system
u More than 300 million Europeans are using the common
currency
u Many new members of the EU would like to adopt the euro
u The transaction domain of the euro may become larger
than the USD in near future
Multinational Corporations