International Financial System
Paper instructions:
Complete the Worksheet by collecting and recording information on the currencies of three countries, each from a different world region. Use the data collected to compare the value of those currencies over the past five years and analyze the effects and consequences of any differences and changes.
Your paper should analyzes your findings. Your paper should include the following elements:

Your source(s) for the currency values you gathered in the International Financial System Worksheet table

A summary of the trends in currency fluctuations for the three countries, as observed from the data collected in the table

A discussion of the trends over time. Are the trends consistent over time? Across each of the countries? Note the similarities and differences you find.

An analysis of how those trends affect trade between the United States and each of the three countries researched, as well as trade between each of the three countries
Conclusions about how governments, exporters, importers, and consumers are affected by the specific trends observed

Order Description
A regional bank has decided to open an office overseas for serving those businesses that are expanding internationally. Choose a country with a large financial center that you believe would be helpful to your customer base.
•Discuss some of the challenges you may face in this new environment. ?What are the cultural, ethnic, social, and educational characteristics?

•Describe the political and legal systems.
•How much does the government intervene in the private sector? ?How will that affect your financial institution?

•What type of economic system does it have? ?What is the history of that economic system?

•How is the country involved in international trade? ?How does the government get involved in trade issues?
?Will that help or hurt your financial institution?

•Will your presence in this country be helpful in your attempts to invest in other developing countries?
•Is this country involved in any regional integration efforts? How so?
•Why did you choose this location for your bank?
•As a manager, what would be your overall assessment about whether you want to pursue opening an office there? ?Are the financial risks worth taking?
?Will it be beneficial to all of the stakeholders?

In pursuing this, what type of presence do you think would be best suited to your objectives?
•How should the plant be financed?
•Should they hedge foreign exchange or something else? Explain.
•Identify 3 foreign exchange instruments you would recommend?
•What, if any, government regulations that would affect earnings and cash flow should they be aware of?
•Include the need to be aware of inflation and interest rates and how it affects exchange rates.
•Keep in mind that the country that the plant is in does not necessarily have to be where the financing is done.

Order Description
A regional bank has decided to open an office overseas for serving those businesses that are expanding internationally. Choose a country with a large financial center that you believe would be helpful to your customer base.
•Discuss some of the challenges you may face in this new environment. ?What are the cultural, ethnic, social, and educational characteristics?

•Describe the political and legal systems.
•How much does the government intervene in the private sector? ?How will that affect your financial institution?

•What type of economic system does it have? ?What is the history of that economic system?

•How is the country involved in international trade? ?How does the government get involved in trade issues?
?Will that help or hurt your financial institution?

•Will your presence in this country be helpful in your attempts to invest in other developing countries?
•Is this country involved in any regional integration efforts? How so?
•Why did you choose this location for your bank?
•As a manager, what would be your overall assessment about whether you want to pursue opening an office there? ?Are the financial risks worth taking?
?Will it be beneficial to all of the stakeholders?

In pursuing this, what type of presence do you think would be best suited to your objectives?
•How should the plant be financed?
•Should they hedge foreign exchange or something else? Explain.
•Identify 3 foreign exchange instruments you would recommend?
•What, if any, government regulations that would affect earnings and cash flow should they be aware of?
•Include the need to be aware of inflation and interest rates and how it affects exchange rates.
•Keep in mind that the country that the plant is in does not necessarily have to be where the financing is done.