CHAPTER 3: INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
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1. International investment
2. The market for foreign exchange
3. International banking and money market
1. International investment
2. The market for foreign exchange
3. International banking and money market
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1. International investment
1.1.Foreign direct investment (FDI).
• Forms of FDI : export and Multinational
corporation.
• Reasons for FDI.
1.1.Foreign direct investment (FDI).
• Forms of FDI : export and Multinational
corporation.
• Reasons for FDI.
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1.2. The impact of foreign direct investment (FDI)
on economic growth.
1.3. The role of FDI:
Foreign direct investment (FDI) plays a special
role in stimulating the growth of countries’
competitiveness and FDI has the positive
growth effects the economy around the world.
1.2. The impact of foreign direct investment (FDI)

– Correspondent Banking Relationships
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2.2. The Spot Market
– Spot Rate Quotations
– The Bid-Ask Spread
– Spot FX Trading
– Cross Exchange Rate Quotations
– Triangular Arbitrage
– Spot Foreign Exchange Market Microstructure
2.2. The Spot Market
– Spot Rate Quotations
– The Bid-Ask Spread
– Spot FX Trading
– Cross Exchange Rate Quotations
– Triangular Arbitrage
– Spot Foreign Exchange Market Microstructure
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2.3. The Forward Market
– Forward Rate Quotations
– Long and Short Forward Positions
– Forward Cross-Exchange Rates
– Swap Transactions
– Forward Premium
2.3. The Forward Market
– Forward Rate Quotations
– Long and Short Forward Positions

3.3. Reasons for International Banking:
- Low Marginal Costs
- Knowledge Advantage
- Home Nation Information Services
- Prestige
- Regulatory Advantage
- Wholesale Defensive Strategy
- Retail Defensive Strategy
- Transactions Costs
- Growth
- Risk Reduction
3.3. Reasons for International Banking:
- Low Marginal Costs
- Knowledge Advantage
- Home Nation Information Services
- Prestige
- Regulatory Advantage
- Wholesale Defensive Strategy
- Retail Defensive Strategy
- Transactions Costs
- Growth
- Risk Reduction
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Discussion questions
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