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Showing 1 to 20 of 71 for “"foreign currency"”.
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Essays on foreign currency risk management
… studies on-balance-sheet and off-balance-sheet foreign currency risk management of corporate firms and commercial banks. It is comprised of two essays. The first essay investigates what determines firms’ foreign currency spot net asset positions, derivatives hedging and synthetic hedging …
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IMPROVING MARINE CORPS MANAGEMENT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY FLUCTUATION TRANSACTIONS
… and processes of the Marine Corps to manage foreign currency fluctuations. The research methodology began with a literature review, followed by a review of government laws, regulations, and policies. This research also included interviews with Headquarters Marine Corps personnel involved in …
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Application of Deep Neural Networks in Forecasting Foreign Currency Exchange rates
The global foreign currency exchange (Forex) market is regarded as one of the most important financial markets in the world, with daily transactions exceeding $4 trillion. In financial market research, forecasting currency rates is a crucial problem. Forex is notorious for being very volatile and …
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Performance determinants of foreign currency bonds issued by JSE-listed companies? An indexation approach
… Exchange (JSE) listed companies that have issued foreign or hard currency denominated bonds has increased meaningfully since the global financial crisis in 2008. This broader hard currency opportunity set is primarily available to professional local investors but accessibility is largely …
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Assessing the Impact of Exchange Rate Fluctuations on the Revaluation of Foreign Currency in Tanzania
… exchange rate fluctuation on the revaluation of foreign currencies in Tanzania. This study was conducted for assessing the impact of exchange rate fluctuation on the revaluation of foreign currencies and its associated impact on the purchase of goods and services in United States Dollar (USD), …
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The treatment of section 24J instruments denominated in a foreign currency with regard to the categorisation as fixed or variable rate instruments and the interaction between section 24J, section 25D (foreign currency translation rules) and section 24I (gains and losses on foreign exchange transactions)
… of section 24Jinstruments denominated in a foreign currency, specifically with regards to whether such instruments are fixed or variable rate instruments for purposes of section 24J and the interaction between section 24J, section 25D (foreign currency translation rules) and section 24I …
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Foreign exchange risk exposure, hedging behaviour, and corporate valuations: Evidence from South Africa
… nonfinancial firms should report high levels of foreign exchange risk exposure. The majority of the studies are based on the developed market context and the emerging markets of the ASEAN region. However, there is scant literature in the context of the emerging markets of the African continent. …
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Inquiries into the behavior of emerging market firms
… the decision of firms to borrow in domestic or foreign currency and the implications of this decision on fixed capital and inventory investment. Chapter 2 explores the effects of institutions, via transaction costs, on the variety of intermediate goods used by firms in different economies, and …
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Essays on Sovereign Default
… and welfare. Chapter 1 investigates the optimal currency denomination in sovereign bonds. Chapter 2 and 3 delve into self-fulfilling debt crises. The first chapter explores how governments in emerging economies optimally manage the currency denomination of sovereign debt. Empirically, I show that …
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Essays in international corporate finance
… liquidity management and hedging through debt in foreign currency. Chapter 1: Currency Exposure and Liquidity Management. Exchange rate movements present many risks for globalized companies, such as unexpected liquidity shortfalls that reduce their ability to undertake profitable investments. How …
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Determinants of Bond Market Development in Emerging and Developing Economies
<p>A study of local currency bond market development determinants in Emerging Market Economies (EMEs) is considered important when most EMEs and developing countries are shifting from issuing long-term debt securities in foreign currency denominations to their respective local currencies. This …
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An empirical investigation into differences between companies that elected an early compliance with SFAS 52 and companies not electing an early compliance
The latest foreign currency translation standard, Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 52 (SFAS 52), promulgated in December of 1981, was issued in response to harsh criticisms of its predecessor, Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 8 (SFAS 8). Large foreign currency …
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The management of foreign exchange risk by listed companies: an empirical study
This study explored the foreign exchange risk management practices by JSE-listed companies, specifically non-financial companies. The investigation was based on the experienced practices in 2015. A web-based survey was used to source data from the population and yielded a 37% response rate. …
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Pricing inflation-linked derivatives using the Jarrow-Yildirim model
… Floorlet and Option on real zero coupon bond on foreign-currency analogy, as Hughston (1998) [20]. The nominal assets are thought of as domestic assets, real assets as foreign assets and the consumer price index is interpreted as the exchange rate between the nominal and real assets. We price the …
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Impact of International Trade on Coffee Industry: The Case of Kagera Region in North-West Tanzania
… import dependency that makes the price of the foreign currency to be highly demanded, hence increasing the running production costs in the coffee industry. This linear equation gives the economic relationship between the exchange rate for foreign currency and domestic currency, and that the …
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Essays on Fiscal Policy
… domestic debt denominated either in domestic or foreign currency, a risk premium on such debt and simple feedback rules. We find that in this setting a positive government spending shock leads to expansionary effects on output when exchange rates are allowed to adjust. This effect is reinforced …
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Determinants of sovereign credit ratings in an emerging economy: A case of South Africa
… act as a ceiling for sub-sovereign borrowers’ foreign currency ratings, and as suggested by available literature and empirics, sub-sovereigns can never be rated above their sovereign. Emerging markets now account for 40 percent of the world GDP, up from around 20 percent two decades ago. …
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Korea's overseas construction work and its impact on the Korean economy 1965-1984
… growth, the government needed a good source of foreign currency supply.To lessen her serious problem in the balance of payments, Korea needed a strategy to earn foreign currency while discouraging an excessive spending on imports. The solution was centred around exporting manpower. Fortunately, …
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The impact of remittances on poverty in Africa: A cross-country empirical analysis
… upon earlier work by including two additional foreign currency inflows, exports and Official Development Assistance (ODA). Accounting for possible heteroscedasticity and endogeneity, the results consistently show that remittances significantly reduce poverty. Exports and ODA are found to have a …
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