FIN4006 International Finance

What led to these currency movements? 

What do you think needs to be done to enable foreign investors to have confidence in trading with and investing in these countries? 

In your essay, you may consider the following questions as a guide to a structure. 

Describe the historical development of the particular chosen currency regime and the trend of the balance of payments (current and financial accounts). 

How did the currency movements affect the country's competitive advantage and foreign currency reserves? 

What has been the significant impact (if any) of the following factors on the currency movements? Factors: Inflation, interest rates, growth rates. 

What is the risk of an international financial crisis and financial contagion from the problems with the particular selected country? 

What kind of recommendations do you think would be useful to manage the problems involved? 

What kind of advice would you give to companies who wish to consider trading with these countries or considering investing in them (Foreign Direct Investment. FDI)? 

You may also combine the experiences of two or more from the list of these countries if the content from one country is insufficient for your discussion. 

Academic integrity is a central principle and plagiarism is taken seriously as academic dishonesty. You need to use your own words by organizing the essay In a proper structure. Please refer to the marking rubric found in the last page as a guide. You should also proper citations and references for your sources. You should try to create the relevant tables and charts from the data source with Excel instead of just copying the diagrams directly from your reference sources.