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Text book:
• CORE: Multinational Business Finance,
13th edition by Eiteman, Stonehill and
Moffett (Pearson)
• Supplement: International Financial
Management, Abridged 10th edition by Jeff
Madura (South Western)
Current
Multinational
Financial
Challenges
The Multinational Enterprise
(MNE)
• I define globalization as producing where it is most
cost-effective, selling where it is most profitable,
and sourcing capital where it is cheapest, without
worrying about national boundaries.
—Narayana Murthy, President and CEO, Infosys.
• A multinational enterprise (MNE) has operating
subsidiaries, branches or affiliates located in foreign
countries.
The
International
Monetary System
Exhibit 3.1 The Evolution of Capital
Mobility
Restricted
Independent Fixed value of
China movement of
monetary policy currency
capital
Fixed rate of
Europe Free movement Integrated
currency exchange
(EU) of capital monetary policy
between countries