Mary Schiavone
Mr. Edward Colton
International Finance
04 May 2016
Chapter 3
1. Motives for Investing in Foreign Money
Explain why an MNC may invest funds in a financial market outside its own country.
An MNC may invest funds in a financial market outside its own country because of the ability to conduct foreign trade with business clients, direct foreign investments and acquisition of foreign real assets. Furthermore, an MNC may invest funds in foreign markets for high interest rates and the expected appreciation of those funds.
2. Motives for Providing Credit in Foreign Markets
Explain why some financial institutions prefer to provide credit in financial markets outsides their own country.
Some financial institutions prefer to provide credit in foreign financial markets because they could potentially receive a high rate of return on their investments in foreign markets. Moreover, by providing credit to several countries, they lower the threat associated with poor economic conditions from one country over another.
3. Exchange Rate Effects on Investing
Explain how the appreciation of the Australian dollar against the U.S. dollar would affect the return to a U.S. firm that invested in Australian money market security.
The appreciation of the Australian dollar against the U.S. dollar would be beneficial to a U.S. firm who invested in Australian market security because they would be receiving a higher rate of return on their investment due to the exchange rate and appreciation
Multinational corporations of emerging market are adopting strategy for globalization. It is difficult for any multinational corporation to directly enter any world market because the level of risk involved is very high. There are few entry strategies adopted by many multinational corporations to enter new countries and regions which involve less amount of risk. There are many strategies to enter a foreign market and the following are few important strategies adopted by MNEs of emerging market
To be qualified as a multinational company (MNC), two criterions need to be fulfilled. Firstly, it needs to have substantial direct investments in foreign countries. Secondly, these international operations need to be actively managed (Bartlett, Beamish, 2014). Since
As Australand has a flexible exchange rate, the first and most logical method is to reduce interest rates. This will cause an outflow of capital, and the sale of Australand dollars, as investors seek a higher interest rate elsewhere. This relation is illustrated in figure three below and shows that a decrease in interest rates causes a decrease in the exchange rate:
19. In which of the following types of investment do foreigners buy shares in domestic companies without actively managing them?
The relative size of Australia’s interest repayments overseas is the major cyclical factor affecting the CAD through the net primary account. The changing value of the exchange rate and lead to the valuation effect, where the Australian dollar value of debt denominated in foreign currencies will alter. Hence is there were to be a depreciation of the Australia dollar in global
When the supply of AUD is more in the market, the value AUD is decreasing as there is not sufficient export done during the year. As the major importer is china, and the economy of that country does not goes well, that will have direct impact on the Australian economy. The exports will decrease dramatically and there will be less inflow of AUD in the market. Likewise, when Australia imports more of goods, there will be more outflow of AUD to other counties and it will create less supply of AUD in the market and value of AUD will increase.
Investment abroad which can also be referred to as foreign investment is defined as the flow “of capital from one nation to another, in exchange for significant ownership stakes in domestic companies or other domestic assets. Typically, foreign investment denotes that foreigners take a somewhat active role in management as a part of their investment. Foreign investment typically works both ways, especially between countries of relatively equal economic stature.” Foreign investment is vital for all countries as it leads to economic growth and affluence. Foreign investment has positive contributions to all countries, but developing countries can experience major positive effects due to foreign investment. Canada is a country which greatly exemplifies
MNC’s/TNC’s are companies that locate their factories in various places throughout the world. This gives countries more jobs, access to the global market, cheap manufacturing and large profits.
Prior to November 1976, the Australian dollar was pegged against the UK pound sterling, US dollar and the trade weighted index. In particular, the
The main mission of such financial institutions is profit growth. The Yanacocha gold mine is located in Peru, while the majority owner is a corporation based in the United States. There are no incentives for foreign companies to ensure the social and economic wellbeing of a society foreign from theirs. In developing countries like Peru where governments are corrupt and regulations are nonexistent foreign investors are free to conduct business as they see fit knowing that they are in a position of power and will not be held accountable for their reckless business practices
During this period the Australian dollar pegged to set against the U.S. dollar in 1971 and during 1972 Australia was seeing a surplus in the balance of payments with a large amount of capital inflow but the Australian dollar was still undervalued. This period also saw the devaluation of the U.S. dollar due to the pressure on the U.S. dollar to make a halt on the capital inflow, but Australia did not follow this devaluation. This resulted in the appreciation of the
As the mining and export industry thrives, the value of the Australian dollar rises. Strong demand particularly from China is driving this process. There are numerous reasons why invest in Australian dollar. The first is Australia’s trade numbers are improving because an increase in volume has more than compensated for price declines. Trade performance is a fundamental determinant of exchange rates for it governs the balance of demand for a currency between importers and exporters.
Interest rates: higher interest rates increase foreign demand (which is dependant on the future predictions of the performance) for the dollar as investors buy these Canadian securities. “If foreign investors anticipate a decline in the value of the canadian dollar, they would demand a higher interest rate on canadian dollar securities.” (IN TEXT CITATION)
The objective of MNC to operate in other countries is to gain competitive advantage through several ways. Firstly, MNC is able to take advantage of difference in country-specific circumstances. For example, MNC may choose to locate its productions in less developed country like Vietnam to gain cheap labor cost. Secondly,
Subject : Appraisal of a MNE's recent market entry (2007-2010) ( 1. Firm Motivations for internationalization 2. Entry Strategy 3. Corporate Strategy)