International Corporate Finance

Choose a country and write a country-level analysis. The analysis should cover the following questions:

Discuss the contemporary monetary environment of the chosen country (such as monetary history, exchange rate regime, the role of the central bank in the foreign exchange market, and exchange rate crises) and its effects on international trade flows to other economies; -

Provide a historical overview of the chosen country's currency on the foreign exchange market;

Debate on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the chosen country's economy and its currency.

Select a Public Listed Company (plc) where the headquarter is located in the above country and write a firm-level analysis. The financial analysis needs to cover at least three years (a maximum of 10 years). The analysis should cover the following questions:

What is the capital structure of the chosen company? Discuss the company's cost of capital with the selected time frame and its implications on the value of the firm;

Trace the change of company share/bond price and illustrate the risk and return of the company in the market with the selected time frame;

Identify a piece of related news and (e.g., using economic and financial theory) explain its impact on the share/bond price;

Provide economic insights on the chosen company and its future.

Structure and presentation of the report

It is recommended to write your report with the structure of:

Cover Page with Module Name, Module Code, Assessment Type, Student ID, Submission Date, Word Counts
Introduction
Country-level Analysis
Firm-level Analysis
Conclusion
Bibliography/References
Tables/Figures/Appendix (not compulsory)

Assessment Criteria and Issues

Overall, the essay will be assessed based on the above marking standards and criteria as below and follows the GSBL general grade descriptors.
Content: accuracy, relevance, focus and coverage
Construction of argument: integration and coherence of structure
Quality of argument: evidence of understanding, judgement, critical analysis, originality, logic, and synthesis
Reading and research: demonstration of independent reading
Quality of communication: overall presentation, language, and clarity.