The purpose of this chapter is to discuss the various aspects of financing. The chapter covers both the local and international sources of financing that are available to public and private buyers, including the various private and nonprofit financial chapter also examines such offshore financial centers as the Euromarket and the Asian Dollar Market. | Chapter 18 Financial Strategies: Financing and Currencies Chapter Outline Nonfinancial Institutions - Self Financing and Debt Financing - Equity Financing Financial Institutions Government Agencies Chapter Outline International Financial Institutions/Development Banks World Bank International Development Association (IDA) International Finance Corporation (IFC) Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) IMF (International Monetary Fund) Chapter Outline Money Foreign Exchange Foreign Exchange Market Foreign Exchange Rate - Currency Equilibrium - Effect of Devaluation Chapter Outline Exchange-Rate Systems - Gold Standard - Par Value (Adjustable Peg) - Crawling Peg (Sliding or Gliding Parity) - Wide Band - Floating (Flexible) System Official Classification of Exchange Rate Regimes Evaluation of Floating Rates Chapter Outline Financial Implications and Strategies - Early Warning Systems - Hedging - Leading and Lagging - Invoicing - Pass-Through Costs - Other Strategies Self Financing and Debt Financing own capital withholding of dividends trade credit joint venture partners borrowing from affiliated firms and employee retirement fund issuing commercial paper or bonds Equity Financing Selling Stock Venture Capital Financial Institutions Factoring Houses Forfaiting Banks Government Agencies Concessionary Financing Mixed/Blended Credit International Financial Institutions/ Development Banks World Bank (IBRD) International Development Association (IDA) International Finance Corporation (IFC) Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) Money Hard (International) Currencies vs. Soft Currencies Functions of Currency - medium of exchange - unit of account - store of value Foreign Exchange Market Credit (Financing) Clearing Hedging Spot Market vs. Forward Market Foreign Exchange Rate Currency Equilibrium Effect of Devaluation Exports and | Chapter 18 Financial Strategies: Financing and Currencies Chapter Outline Nonfinancial Institutions - Self Financing and Debt Financing - Equity Financing Financial Institutions Government Agencies Chapter Outline International Financial Institutions/Development Banks World Bank International Development Association (IDA) International Finance Corporation (IFC) Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) IMF (International Monetary Fund) Chapter Outline Money Foreign Exchange Foreign Exchange Market Foreign Exchange Rate - Currency Equilibrium - Effect of Devaluation Chapter Outline Exchange-Rate Systems - Gold Standard - Par Value (Adjustable Peg) - Crawling Peg (Sliding or Gliding Parity) - Wide Band - Floating (Flexible) System Official Classification of Exchange Rate Regimes Evaluation of Floating Rates Chapter Outline Financial Implications and Strategies - Early Warning Systems - Hedging - Leading and Lagging
