Chapter 21
Ten Things You Need to Know about International Finance
IN THIS CHAPTER
Getting familiar with international currency
Understanding exchange rates
Considering the opportunities and risks of international investments
Sourcing capital and distributing products globally
Considering cryptocurrencies
Despite what you’ve been told, the world is a very large place, and the people within it vary quite a bit from each other. While this diversity makes the world a much more interesting place than it otherwise would be in a homogenous global population, these differences do cause some unique circumstances in corporate finance that you must understand, anticipate, and utilize to your benefit in order for the corporation to remain competitive. As advances in global communication, information, and transportation occur, it is not enough to simply remain domestically-minded, as “sticking your head in the sand” will do nothing more to blind you to the manner in which corporations around ...
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