Summary of content

The module aims to develop an awareness and understanding of finance in a global context. This module has both theoretical and applied elements as it endeavours to place the existing theories into the modern problems of global finance faced today.

The module will be delivered in three parts, each building on the other, and together meeting the Learning Objectives of the Module. The first part of the module outlines international financial system and its main institutions. It then proceeds to analyse various theories of exchange rate determination, their application in empirical research and risks present in foreign exchange markets. The last part of the module deals with a number of international financial markets with respect to the range of services and securities offered by those markets.

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