Current issues in international finance

Traditionally, the areas of international finance include working capital management, capital budgeting and funding decisions (capital structure and cost of capital) that incorporate the identification of foreign exchange risks and their management as well as their financial reporting implications. It also typically includes the foreign exchange transactions, economic and translation exposures and their risk management approaches and techniques.

The changes in the international trade pace including the recent US withdrawal from the Pacific Treaty Partnership and the impact of imposing new tariffs and control over trade deficits with China and other partners signal expected obstacles in the "free trade" concepts and questioning the comparative advantage principles, FDI and MNCs cross country operations. These changes may represent significant current issues in international finance, globalisation and free trade.

This unit will provide you with the latest empowering and practical knowledge in international finance including the recent changes imposed by financial technologies "FinTech" and current changes in the international trade. This is a very practical unit with a heavy emphasis on the latest industry trends and best practices by industry experts and entrepreneurs rather than theoretical concepts.