FINANCE IN GLOBAL MARKET

Course Overview: Finance in the Global Market

This course delivers a structured and practice-oriented exploration of finance in the global market, equipping learners with the analytical tools, international perspectives, and professional judgment required to understand and operate within interconnected financial systems. It blends theoretical foundations with applied techniques, preparing candidates for professional banking examinations and real-world responsibilities in global finance, investment, and risk management. Designed for banking professionals, finance students, and practitioners, the course bridges academic concepts with industry practice to strengthen technical competence, regulatory awareness, and strategic insight.

Learners will gain insights into:

• Global Financial Systems: structure, functions, and interdependence of international markets.
• International Trade and Finance: balance of payments, exchange rate regimes, and trade financing.
• Foreign Exchange Markets: currency trading, parity models, hedging, and speculative strategies.
• International Monetary Institutions: IMF, World Bank, WTO, and their roles in global finance.
• Capital Flows: foreign direct investment (FDI), portfolio investment, and remittances.
• Globalization and Financial Integration: opportunities, risks, and policy implications.
• International Banking: cross-border operations, correspondent banking, and regulatory challenges.
• Risk Management in Global Finance: country risk, political risk, and systemic risk.
• Derivatives and Global Instruments: futures, options, swaps, and their role in international markets.
• Global Financial Crises: causes, impacts, and lessons from past crises.
• Emerging Markets: growth dynamics, challenges, and opportunities in developing economies.
• Policy Coordination: monetary and fiscal policies in a globalized environment.
• Technology in Global Finance: digital currencies, blockchain, and innovations shaping international transactions.