Discuss risks and financial factors associated with exchange rates and interest rates for assessing how they inform the company’s financial management approaches.

I. Economic Environments and Market Conditions

C. Explain the role of international financial markets and institutions in global environments in evaluating their impact on the company’s risk management strategies.

D. Analyze impacts of exchange rate on the company’s performance for determining if a loss occurred because of fluctuations or devaluations of foreign currencies. Provide examples from the past year to support your claims.

III. Risk Mitigation: Examine sources of risk and risk reduction methods available to multinational corporations. Use the 2007–2008 annual report and the most current annual report to support responses in this section.

B. Discuss risks and financial factors associated with exchange rates and interest rates for assessing how they inform the company’s financial management approaches.

C. Discuss diversification in the company’s expansion model for examining advantages or disadvantages, and provide examples and financial information from the past year to support claims.

D. Discuss company strategies before and after the 2007–2008 crisis for determining possible reasons for the company’s current financial
performance. Provide examples to support your claims.