The Global Economy and International Financing » (1st Edition)

HENRI L. BEENHAKKER teaches courses in finance, risk management, investment analysis, and enterprise evaluation at the New York Institute of Finance and the International Institute of USDA's Graduate School.

Bridges the gap between theory and practice in macroeconomics and international finance to show how macroeconomic issues and governance affect fiancial decision making and the management of corporations internationally.

Booknews

Beenhakker (New York Institute of Finance) presents and analyzes current information on such topics as foreign exchange markets, international trade, international capital flows, balance-of-payments policy, determinants of interest rates, financial crises, managing foreign exchange exposure, and financing from a global perspective. Appendixes feature case studies, interest tables for discrete compounding, credit rating agencies, probability tables, and second- generation risk management products. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Foreign Exchange Markets

International trade

International Capital Flows

Balance-of-Payments Policy

Determinants of Interest Rates

Financial Crises: Insights from East Asia

Managing Foreign Exchange Exposure

Financing from a Global Perspective

Appendix 1: Water Supply Project (Case Study)

Appendix 2: Interest Tables for Discrete Compounding

Appendix 3: Arcadian Telecom (Case Study)

Appendix 4: Credit Rating Agencies

Appendix 5: Cash Flow Analysis (Case Study)

Appendix 6: Probability of a Value of Z=[P -E(P)]/ (sigma) Being Smaller than the Values Tabulated in the Margins

Appendix 7: Development of a New Subsidiary (Case Study)

Appendix 8: Second-Generation Currency Risk Management Products

Index