Chater Openning Questions

A manager needs to:

Summary

For a major industrialized country, the monitoring system would closely resemble that used in the United States with an addition of foreign exchange risk.

For a less developed country,

Risk Indicators
monetary policy varies depending on individual countries
foreign exchange risk divergence between PPP and actual exchange rate
capital control country’s bond credit ratings and stock exchange prices
oil know how dependent the country is on imported oil
commodity commodity price
trading partner risk know who the major trading partners are (including tourism)
war or rebellion local press

Monetary policy around the world

Supply shocks in foreign countries

Commodity risk in small countries

Trading partner risk

Foreign exchange risk

Financial crisis in foreign countries

War and revoluation

managing through the foreign business cycle

The monitoring system

Contingency plans

Summing Up

Economic terms

Explan each of the following terms in your own words. The author explains the terms in the textbook. If necessary, you may also Google the term on the Web. Good resources include:

Explain the terms in your own words briefly.

Foreign Exchange Rate (page 180)

Pegged Exchange Rate (page 180)

Floating Exchange Rate (page 183)

Currency Devalation (page 183)

Currency Depreciation

Foreign Exchange Control (page 183)

Purchasing Power Parity (page 192)

Economic events

Describe the characteristics of the following events briefly.

“el error de diciembre”, the Mexican peso crisis of 1994 (page 183)

The Indonesian financial crisis of 1998 (page 184)

The Asian financial crisis of 1997-1998 (page 189)