Globalization has led to the progressive integration of capital markets around the world, allowing worldwide investors and corporations to trade with orin other countries.The following table provides descriptions of certain transactions or situations. Based on your understanding of international capitalmarkets and international money, choose the best term to match each descriptionDescriptionSouth Korean wons are deposited in a bank in Brazil.A U.S. corporation starts a greenfield project in Mexico.This is the tied interest rate on a Eurodollar deposit in Europe.This type of bond is issued by a European company, denominated in U.S. dollars, and soldto investors in Japan.Term

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