International finance
Course: International Economic Relations (with compulsory study of two foreign languages)
Structural unit: Educational and scientific institute of international relations
Title
International finance
Code
ОК 18
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2021/2022
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
4 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
6
Learning outcomes
To know and master the technical knowledge of the information sources for making a financial decision at all levels; general patterns of formation and redistribution of financial resources; pricing principles for all types of financial assets; features of the functioning of international currency, credit, and financial markets; the impact of exchange rate dynamics on the volume and structure of foreign investment and world trade; the general structure of the derivatives market and the main mechanisms for their practical use by participants in world finance.
To be able to find out the basic principles and patterns of development of international financial markets; to analyze and forecast events in the international foreign exchange market; to analyze the interdependence of the money market and the capital market in the world finance.
To get basic communication skills in the process of assessing trends in the global financial markets.
Form of study
Distance form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
A student must:
- know the theoretical aspects and foundations of international economic relations; principles and patterns of money circulation;
- be able to analyze the causes and consequences of trends in the field of international economic relations;
- possess elementary skills of search and analysis of normative documents, analytical materials, and sources of statistical data;
- have a basic knowledge of English or other foreign languages for the best opportunities to get acquainted with the legal acts and financial reports that regulate the activities of participants in global finance.
Course content
Module 1
Financial flows in the context of globalization
Introduction.
Topic 1. The genesis of the scientific discipline “International Finance”.
Topic 2. The essence of global finance.
Topic 3. Evolution of the world monetary and financial system.
Topic 4. The market mechanism of global finance.
Topic 5. The monetary segment of world finance.
Topic 6. World capital market.
Topic 7. World foreign exchange market of conversion operations.
Topic 8. Derivatives in the world financial markets.
Module 2
Non-market mechanism of world finance
Topic 9. International liquidity.
Topic 10. World debts.
Topic 11. The mechanism of regulation of world cash flows.
Topic 12. World financial centers.
Topic 13. Gold in world finance.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Farenyuk N. Share capital in the structure of mortgage assets of international institutional investors / Current trends in international capital movements. Monograph. / Ed. by O.I. Rogach. – K.: "Center for Educational Literature", 2019. – 269p. – p. 234–253.
2. Fareniuk N. The Specifics of Yuan's Internationalization In The Debt Financial Instruments Markets. / Actual Problems of International Relations: Collection of scientific works. 138th Ed. (2019). K.: Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. IIR, 2019. – P. 107-114.
3. Fundamentals of International Finance: a textbook/ed. by O.I. Rogach. – 2nd ed., Add. – K.: Publishing and Printing Center "Kyiv University". – 2014. – 447 p. (Chapters 10, 22).
4. Levinson M. The Economist Guide to Financial Markets: Why They Exist and How They Work. 7th Ed. London Profile Books, by The Economist, 2018. 304 р.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, speeches at seminars, solving individual practical problems
Assessment methods and criteria
1. Answers to seminars, solving practical problems: up to 35 points.
2. Writing an individual analytical work, presentation of an individual topic of the report: up to 15 points.
3. Tests: up to 10 points.
4. Exam (test): up to 40 points.
Language of instruction
Ukrainian
Lecturers
This discipline is taught by the following teachers
Chair of international finance
Educational and scientific institute of international relations
Educational and scientific institute of international relations
Departments
The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline
Chair of international finance
Educational and scientific institute of international relations