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INTERNATIONAL FINANCE MANAGEMENT
Following are the data for India’s B.O.P.
Year 2004-05
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Rs (in Mn)
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1)
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Merchandise Exports
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3,62,661
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2)
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Merchandise Imports
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5,33,778
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3)
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Income on Travel, Transportation MIS
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2,27,762
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4)
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Payments on Travel, Transportation MIS
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1,63,353
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5)
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Receipts for Maintenance of Embassies
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1,812
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6)
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Payments for Maintenance of Embassies
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1,172
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7)
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Unrequired Transfer Received
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96,318
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8)
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Unrequired Transfer Outwards
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1,939
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9)
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Investment Income Received
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21,098
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10)
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Investment Income paid to Foreign Residents
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39,014
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11)
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Foreign Investment (FDI, FPI) Received
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2,06,696
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12)
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Foreign Investment made by Indian Films
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1,53,377
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13)
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Other Capital Receipts
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2,90,100
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14)
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Other Capital Outflows
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1,98,016
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Question :
1) Calculate balance of Visiable Trade?
2) Calculate balance of Invisiable Trade?
3) Calculate balance of Capital Account?
4) Calculate change in Reserves?
The Indian Foreign Exchange market has grown substantially during the liberalization period of the Indian economy. The growth in the retail segment of the market has increased the foreign exchange business turnover of `Authorised Dealers’ while the increase in tourism has boosted the business volumes of `Money Changers’.
Question :
1) Define Foreign Exchange Market? What are its characteristic features?
2) What were the provisions of LERMS?
3) What are the function of FEDAI?
4) Which is the currency used as vehicle currency in India?
5) Who are `Money Changers’?
CASE STUDY : 3
US $ Millions
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1998-1999
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1999-2000
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Exports
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34,298
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38,285
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Imports
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47,544
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55,283
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Trade Balance
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-13,246
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-17,098
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Invisibles
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9,208
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12,935
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Current A/c Balances
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-4,038
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-4,163
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External Assistance
|
820
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901
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NRI Deposits
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1,742
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2,140
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Foreign Investments
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2,412
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5,191
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Borrowings & Others
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3,591
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2,010
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Total Capital A/c
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8,565
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10,242
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Overall Balance
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4,222
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6,402
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Given the above data. Question
1) Compile the basic balance?
2) Examine the trade balance vis-Ã -vis the current account balance and explain its effect on the economy?
3) Explain the behavior of the Capital Account entries and how can they affect the economy?
4) Is the increasing positive `Overall balance’ good for the economy? Why?
CASE STUDY : 4
Following the experience of successive financial crises in countries such as Maxico, Russia, Brazil, Turkey & Argentina. Besides South-East Asian countries over the past decade. It is now widely held within policy circles in developing countries that full capital account convertibility, which allows any entity to transfer their funds at will in and out of a country, causes more harm than good.
Question :
1) What is capital account convertibility?
2) What are the risks in capital account convertibility in India context?
3) What is the present status of capital account convertibility in India?
4) Bring out the arguments in support of convertibility?
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Q.1) What is exchange rate determination and forecasting?
Q.2) Explain financial management in a global context.
Q.3) Explain in detail:
a) Accounting implications of international activities b) Tax implications of international activities
Q.4) What is forwards, swaps and interest Parity?
Q.5) Explain short-term financial management in a multinational corporation.
Q.6) Explain long-term borrowing in the global capital markets.
Q.7) What are different currency options?
Q.8) Explain currency and interest rate futures.
Q.9) Write a detailed note on the foreign exchange market in India
Q.10) What is balance of payments?
INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT
Question :
1) Discuss the topicalities of Chinese Industrial system vis-Ã -vis the Western/global Industrial system.
2) Where does the Chinese system fault?
3) Is over production and mis-match in marketing leads to poor prices of Chinese products in the International market?
4) If you are offered, views as a top consultant, what would you like to suggest the Chinese Government and industry. Give your reasons.
Questions
1. What is the difference between American production policy and Japanese production policy?
2. Where the Japanese Excel?
3. In quality control of Toyota what do you observe?
4. Can Japanese, be really leader in auto production and marketing, all over the world? Justify your moves.
QUESTIONS
1. Describe the ways in which international business has an impact on your life.
2. Pick an Indian corporation with which you are familiar and analyse the reasons why it might be motivated to expand its internationalism.
3. What sorts of adjustments might McDonald’s have to make in its operations in India?
4. What do you believe India must do to improve its international competitiveness?
5. How do you perceive your managerial career will have an impact by the phenomenon of international business?
QUESTIONS:
1. Describe some recent changes in your life or in your community that reflects
the world’s shift from the West to the East.
2. What factors would you suggest are behind the shift from the West to the East?
3. Did Japanese management style evolve from the Japanese culture, or did Japanese culture evolve from Japanese management style?
4. Describe the business-government ties that result in Japanese trade barriers.
5. Which of the Four Tigers of Asia do you believe has the greatest potential for long-term
economic growth? Why?
6. What must China do to realise the magnitude of economic success earned by the Japanese?
7. Outside of Singapore, which of the other ASEAN nations holds potential for economic success? Why?
Case -5 (10 Marks)
1. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the various forms of departmentalization?
2. What are the strengths and weaknesses of a bureaucratic organisation?
3. How does downsizing make firms more competitive in the global arena?
4. Compare and contrast bureaucratic control with clan control. Which is better?
5. Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of budgeting?
6. How can a manager make control systems more effective?
Political Risk Assessment and Euro Disney
QUESTIONS
1. Describe the major conflicts that arise between the host country and the MNC.
2. Discuss the major conflicts that arise between the home country and the MNC.
3. What role does ideology play in the manifestation of political risk?
4. Evaluate both the good and bad features of international law as it impacts international business.
5. Speculate the main reasons behind the various forms of host country intervention?
6. Give recent examples of international situations in which MNCs have been at severe risk due to host country Instability?
7. Review the various forms of protection from political risk that are available to MNCs?
INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT
Zhuhai of Shanghai
Question :
1) Discuss the typicalities of Chinese Industrial system vis-Ã -vis the Western/global Industrial system.
2) Where does the Chinese system fault?
3) Is over production and mis-match in marketing leads to poor prices of Chinese products in the International market?
4) If you are offered, views as a top consultant, what would you like to suggest the Chinese Government And industry. Give your reasons.
Case-2 (20 Marks)
Toyota Comes to Georgetown
Questions
1. What is the difference between American production policy and Japanese production policy?
2. Where the Japanese Excel?
3. In quality control of Toyota what do you observe?
4. Can Japanese, be really leader in auto production and marketing, all over the world? Justify your moves.
Group B
Case -3 (10 Marks)
How to Win at Westinghouse
QUESTIONS
1. Describe the ways in which international business has an impact on your life.
2. Pick an Indian corporation with which you are familiar and analyse the reasons why it might be motivated to expand its internationalism.
3. What sorts of adjustments might McDonald’s have to make in its operations in India?
4. What do you believe India must do to improve its international competitiveness?
5. How do you perceive your managerial career will have an impact by the phenomenon of international business?
Case-4 (10 Marks)
Doing Business with the East—Motorola Style
QUESTIONS:
1. Describe some recent changes in your life or in your community that reflects
the world’s shift from the West to the East.
2. What factors would you suggest are behind the shift from the West to the East?
3. Did Japanese management style evolve from the Japanese culture, or did Japanese culture evolve from Japanese management style?
4. Describe the business-government ties that result in Japanese trade barriers.
5. Which of the Four Tigers of Asia do you believe has the greatest potential for long-term economic growth? Why?
6. What must China do to realise the magnitude of economic success earned by the Japanese?
7. Outside of Singapore, which of the other ASEAN nations holds potential for economic success? Why?
Case -5 (10 Marks)
Winning with Bureaucracy at McDonald’s
QUESTIONS (any 5)
1. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the various forms of departmentalization?
2. What are the strengths and weaknesses of a bureaucratic organisation?
3. How does downsizing make firms more competitive in the global arena?
4. Compare and contrast bureaucratic control with clan control. Which is better?
5. Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of budgeting?
6. How can a manager make control systems more effective?
CASE 6:
Political Risk Assessment and Euro Disney
QUESTIONS
1. Describe the major conflicts that arise between the host country and the MNC.
2. Discuss the major conflicts that arise between the home country and the MNC.
3. What role does ideology play in the manifestation of political risk?
4. Evaluate both the good and bad features of international law as it impacts international business.
5. Speculate the main reasons behind the various forms of host country intervention?
6. Give recent examples of international situations in which MNCs have been at severe risk due to host Country Instability?
7. Review the various forms of protection from political risk that are available to MNCs?
INTERNATIONAL MARKETING
1. How does a company decide whether it should enter international markets or not? Is it always beneficial to enter foreign markets? Can companies shun
international markets and still survive?
2. What are the most critical factors that determine success in global markets? Explain those taking suitable examples.
3. Take a stand on the following:
A company should serve different country markets with standard offerings
OR
A company should serve different country markets with customized offerings Justify your stand.
Also advice how the company could take a decision on the above stated issue.
4. Discuss on the distribution structure that is used in a foreign market and indicate how does a company decide such a distribution structure?
5. “To gain competitive advantage, a global company has to leverage its competencies from all the locations where it has operations”. Critically analyze this statement
6. Elaborate on the Marketing Mix decision with regard to an international Market. Substantiate your views by appropriate examples.
7. Briefly explain the term Global Brand? How does a brand attain the status of Global brand? Explain with suitable examples.
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