Web Links for International Finance
Spring 2003
Chapter 1 – Globalization and the Multinational Firm
World Trade Organization – www.wto.org
World Bank – www.worldbank.org
International Trade Center – www.intracen.org
Financial Times – www.ft.com
The Economist – www.economist.com
*Inc. Online – www.inc.com/international
Glossary of terms used in world trade – http://members.xoom.com/tradeweb/genterms
*North American Free Trade Agreement – gopher://wiretap.spies.com/11/gov/NAFTA
Critical review of NAFTA – www.citizen.org/pctrade/nafta/naftapg.html
Generalized Agreement on Tariffs – http://trading.wmw.com/gatt
Chapter 2 – International Monetary System
*Comprehensive history of money – www.ex.ac.uk/~Rdavies/arian/llyfr.html
Link to the central banks in over 100 countries – http://wallstreeter.com/bankfrm.htm
Information on currencies of the world – http://pacific.commerce.ubc.ca/xr/
Exchange rate target zones – www.tri.org.au/
European Union – www.europa.eu.int/
History of the euro – www.aci.net/kalliste/euro.htm
European Central Bank – www.ecb.int/
*JP Morgan EMU – www.jpmorgan/emu/index.html
Chapter 3 – Balance of Payments
International Monetary Fund – www.imf.org/external/about.htm
Bureau of Economic Analysis – www.bea.doc.gov
Chapter 4 – The Market for Foreign Exchange
Bank for International Settlements – www.bis.org
CNN Finance – http://cnnfn.com/markets/currencies
Federal Reserve Bank of New York – www.ny.frb.org
Chapter 5 – International Parity Relationships and Forecasting Foreign Exchange Rates
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development – www.oecd.org/std/nadata.htm
Forecasting of major currencies, along with news and analysis – www.oanda.com
Outlooks on world stocks and bond markets – www.pei-intl.com/Quotes/watch.htm
Provides numerical illustrations of foreign exchange arbitrage –
www.angelfire.com/me/ozanpage/index.html
Provides trade-weighted and inflation-adjusted real exchange rates of OECD countries –
www.jpmorgan.com/currindex.html
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Chapter 6 – International Banking and Money Market
Bank for International Settlements – www.bis.org
EURIBOR – www.euribor.org
Value-at-risk techniques with JP Morgan – www.riskmetrics.com
Chapter 7 – International Bond Market
Fitch IBCA – www.fitchibca.com
Moody’s Investor Services – www.moodys.com
Standard and Poor’s – www.standardandpoors.com
JP Morgan – www.jpmorgan.com
Chapter 8 – International Equity Markets
Bank of New York Depository Receipt Service – www.bankofny.com/adr
European Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation – www.easdaq.be
International Finance Corporation – www.ifc.org
Chapter 9 – Futures and Options on Foreign Exchange
Belgian Futures and Options Exchange – www.belfox.be
Chicago Mercantile Exchange – www.cme.com
London International Financial Futures Exchange – www.liffe.com
Numa Directory – www.numa.com/ref/exchange.htm
Philadelphia Stock Exchange – www.phlx.com
*Singapore International Monetary Exchange <http://www.simex.com.sg>
Chapter 10 – Currency and Interest Rate Swaps
International Swaps and Derivatives Association – www.isda.org
Bank for International Settlements – www.bis.org
Chapter 11 – International Portfolio Investments
JP Morgan, International Depository Receipts – www.adr.com
American Depository Receipts – http://wallstreeter.com/adrframe.htm
*World Equity Benchmark Shares – http://websontheweb.com/enhanced/index.html
*Provides global equity data and risk analysis – www.riskview.com/html-inf/home2.html
Salomon Brothers Asia Growth Fund – www.sbam.com/framasia.htm
*Provides information on various hedge funds – www.anakonda.com/Hedgefunds.htm
Chapter 12 – Management of Economic Exposure
*Provides information on foreign exchange risk and economic exposure –
www.stern.nyu.edu/rigiddy/fxrisk.htm
Chapter 13 – Management of Transaction Exposure
*Case study by Dr. Phillipe Jorion – www.gsm.uci.edu1~jorion/pachet/case.html
(Discussion of issues related to currency exchange management)
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Chapter 14 – Management of Translation Exposure
Illustrates translation and transaction exposure as reported in the current annual report of a
Swedish multinational firm – www.duni.com
Chapter 15 – Foreign Direct Investment
Provides country risk reports and economic indicators for some Asian countries –
www.asiarisk.com
*Discussion on the role of foreign direct investment –
www.wasa.shh.fi/institut/natekon/kurser/internet/lecture4.htm
Discussion of various mergers and acquisitions – http://members.aol.com/idealmaker/home.htm
Chapter 16 – International Capital Structure and the Cost of Capital
*The New York Stock Exchange provides information on non-US companies listed on the
exchange as well as links to other world markets – www.nyse.com/public/interview/04ix.htm
*NASDAQ list of non-US companies listed on their exchange –
www.nasdaq.com/mktofmkts/nonusoutputa0.stm
*Provides a countrywise economic review – www.pei-int.com/hmframe.htm
Chapter 17 – Financial Management of the Multinational Firm
*International Capital Budgeting – www.worldbank.org/html/extdr/business.htm
Chapter 18 – Multinational Cash Management
*Provides links to international tax and transfer pricing information –
http://cibs.tamu.edu/resources/web.htm
*Provides discussion of the purpose, preparation, and analysis of cash budgets –
http://www.office.com/global/businesstools
Chapter 19 – Exports and Imports
American Countertrade Association – www.countertrade.org
Export-Import Bank of the United States – www.exim.gov
Export-Import Bank of India – www.eximbankindia.com
Big emerging markets information resource page – www.ita.doc.gov/bems/
Chapter 20 – International Tax Environment
PriceWaterhouseCoopers list of tax authorities in many countries –
www.clnewsnet.com/tnn/hotsites/intnatl.html
KPMG’s corporate tax survey – www.tax.kpmg.net
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