STRAYER ITB400 WEEK 7 TO WEEK 11 DISCUSSIONS [ TOTAL 10 DISCUSSIONS ]

WEEK 7 DISS 1

Please respond to the following:

• Use the Internet to research a U.S.-based publicly-traded company and the exchange rate of a foreign country in which that company does not currently conduct business. Briefly describe the company and the country.
• How would you evaluate the interest rate risks, currency swap risks, and general exchange rate risks for the company if looking to expand in the selected country? Specific examples are required. Cite your sources.

WEEK 7 DISS 2

Please respond to the following:

• What factors are responsible for the recent surge in international portfolio investment (IPI)? Please provide a link and discuss recent information published in the news related to international portfolio investments. Briefly describe the event. Cite your sources.

WEEK 8 DISS 1

Please respond to the following:

• Select a country with which you are (at least somewhat) familiar and create 3 best practices for managing the risks associated with direct foreign investment. Briefly describe the country. Describe each best practice and support your selection with arguments. Cite your sources.

WEEK 8 DISS 2

Please respond to the following:

Discuss foreign equity ownership restrictions. Why do you think countries impose these restrictions? Support your statements with arguments. Provide at least one example. Cite your sources.

WEEK 9 DISS 1

 

Please respond to the following:

• Examine the conditions under which the capital expenditure of a foreign subsidiary might have a positive net present value (NPV) in total currency terms but be unprofitable from the parent firm’s perspective. Create a (very) brief scenario that illustrates the conditions. Provide arguments to support your response. Cite your sources.

WEEK 9 DISS 2

Please respond to the following:

• Create 3 best practices that any multinational corporation could apply to multinational cash management.Describe each in detail and support your statements with arguments. Cite your sources.

WEEK 10 DISS 1

Please respond to the following:

• Analyze the major elements of international trade to determine why there is more risk here than in domestic trade. Describe some of the risks you identified (3) at. Make at least one recommendation for mitigating the risk(s) you have identified.Provide arguments to support your response. Cite your sources.

WEEK 10 DISS 2

Please respond to the following:

• Discuss how investors in international assets can leverage information about the international tax environment to maximize their investments. Provide examples to support your response. Cite your sources.

 

Please respond to the following:

• Picture yourself working in the field of international banking and finance and discuss both what excites you the most and what would present the greatest challenges to you personally.

EEK 11 DISS 2

Pleaserespond to the following:

• Discuss how you will be applying the material you have learned in this class in your current or future career.