Exercise 3.
1. capital expenditures, 2. depreciation, 3. balance of payments, 4. Central Bank, 5. corporate tax, 6. fiscal year, 7. foreign direct investments, 8. gross domestic product, 9. inventory, 10. public financeExercise 4.
petrodollars, forecast, hard currency, averages, upbeat, advisor, oil sector, mismanagement, wealth, natural resources, growth, windfall, spending, crunch, Stabilization Fund, accumulating, boost, tax revenues, hike, threshold, fiscal discipline, populist, outlays, GDP, cash payments, fiscal policy, public finances, budget surplus, inflation, upward, consumer prices, target, exacerbate, strengthening, manufacturers, value, in real terms, appreciate, macroeconomic, institutions, stability, «rents», interference, interest groupsLesson 24
Exercise 2.
1. free trade, 2. free trade zone, 3. IMF, 4. Maastricht Treaty, 5. multinational company, 6. NAFTA, 7. protectionism, 8. stock exchange, 9. WTOExercise 4.
developing nations, global markets, «invisible hand», deregulation, barriers, cross-border, exposed, comparative, trading partners, low wage, market forces, central planning, downward, inflation, volatility, innovation, structural shift, outlook, transitional, division of labor, specialization, transactions, world economy, stimulus, incentive, function, impetus, risk-adjusted rates of return, bordersLesson 25
Exercise 3.
1. economies of scale, 2. economies of scope, 3. horizontally integrated MNC, 4. kickback, 5. license, 6. MNC, 7. quota, 8. red tape, 9. vertically integrated MNCExercise 5.
developing countries, multinationals, doing business, government officials, co-chairs, FDI, administrative reform, banking system, red tape, working group, boosting, strengths, labor costs, education, consensus, investment climate, awareness, executives, media, opportunities, campaign, attracting, tax, capital intensive, locations, community, representation, venue, impact, Customs, legislationLesson 26
Exercise 2.
advance payment, bill of exchange, capital goods, consumables, consumer goods, jobbing, manufacture, open account trading, person, raw material, spare partExercise 4.
consumption, FDI, multinational, commitments, liberalize, productivity, tariff barriers, antidumping, expansion, import protection, contract, return on investment, households, safety nets, adverse, transition, unskilled, displaced, incur, retraining, relocation, living standards, public policy, sustained, incentives, offsetLesson 27
Exercise 2.
The following statements are not correct: 2, 3, 4, 8, 11.Exercise 3.
1. ask (offer) price, 2. base currency, 3. bid price, 4. central bank, 5. commission, 6. counter currency, 7. cross currency pairs or cross rate, 8. fundamental analysis, 9. intervention, 10. limit order, 11. liquidity, 12. lot, 13. pips, 14. quote, 15. settlement, 16. spread, 17. technical analysis, 18. transaction costExercise 4.
marketplace, transactions, contracts, negotiated, counterparties, delivery, currency, notional, FX, derivatives, interbank, binding, instrument, traders, underlying, profit, risks, rewards, exit, positions, «open outcry», E-trading, individual investors, MNCs, fluctuations, transparent, liquid, clearing, fees, physical, cash-settledLesson 28
Exercise 2.
The following statements are not correct: 1, 3, 4, 5, 7.Exercise 3.
1. broker, 2. dealer, 3. full disclosure, 4. liquidity, 5. NASDAQ, 6. OTC, 7. secondary market, 8. SEC, 9. settlementExercise 4.
stock market, regulator, SEC, fraudulent, easy, hazardous, structured, industry, supervision, public, securities, divisions, compliance, overseeing, disclosure, filed, transparency, filings, material, offerings, reports, M&As, proxy voting, AGMs, fair self-regulating organizations, broker-dealer, rules, disagreements, surveillance, overseers, advisors, registered, regulations, violations, law-enforcement, criminal, insider trading, fiduciary, integrityLesson 29
Exercise 3.
1. collateral, 2. bearer, 3. capital market, 4. corporation, 5. equity, 6. marketable securities, 7. private placement, 8. registered security, 9. secondary market, 10. securities markets, 11. securitization, 12. stockExercise 4.
volatile, community, sophisticated, utility, ADRs, depository, entity, custodian, issued, transaction, underlying, securities, agent, initiating, convert, delivered, notifies, transfer, registrar, intra-market, cancellation, cross-border, surrenders, cancels, holder, financial, OTC, exempted, compliance, disclosure, publicly-traded, GAAP, SEC, regulatory, execute, Form 6, listing, exchanges, offering, due dilligence, public, raise, placements, qualified, eligible, issuers, awareness, standards, liquidityLesson 30