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• The Euro
what is expected with the Euro:
will increase internal trade (no more transaction costs)
will relieve most major central banks that have to pay high interest rates to attract financial investors
will increase European competiveness by making the USD increaseMaastricht convergence criterias: inflation/debt/deficit/interest rates
12 countries (Great-Britain, Sweden, and Denmark are out)• Currencies in Central and Eastern Europe in the 2000’s: 4 systems:
- float: Czech crown
- crawling peg: zloty, forint
- pegged rate: Slovakia
- currency board: Bulgaria, Estonia, BosniaAccording to the systems, different incidences on exports/imports, restructuration (ex of the French competitive desinflation), devaluation According to the Big Mac Index: most currencies in CEE countries are undervalued

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Corporate finance

The subject: corporate finance

PART ONE: CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
The present value
Investment decisions
Practical problems in capital budgeting
Firms evaluation

PART TWO. BASICS OF FINANCE
The financial markets
Options
The market efficiency
Risk
Mergers, Acquisitions, and Corporate Control
International Financial Management

PART THREE FINANCING DECISIONS
Corporate financing
Dividend policy and capital structure

PART FOUR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Financial planning
Short-term financial management


Courses created and updated by Dr David Chelly, PhD in Management sciences from the University of Tours.