Foundations Of Finance
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Author: KEOWN, Arthur J., Martin, John D., PETTY, J. William
Publisher: Pearson,
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Chapter 16, Problem 3MC
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Person X is a business reporter in local newspaper; he asked to put together a series of articles relating to multinational finance and international currency markets for their readers.
The recent coverage has been given to losses in foreign exchange market by Company J a local subsidiary of Company D (Large Country G firm). X’s editor would asked to address several specific questions relating to international finance.
To discuss: The way a firm can reduce its exchange rate risk.
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Foundations Of Finance
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