Questions for class test: GBO: 1.

Substantiate how global companies are challenged in this IT & post liberalization era. List down the factors. 2. Why local companies are fostering to global markets? Substantiate your views with example. 3. BRICS - emerging super power nations in this 21st century. Comment on it. 4. Discuss the stages of going global. What are their pros & cons? 5. Distinguish between franchising and licensing. What are their advantages and drawbacks? 6. What are the barriers of cross border business operations? Explain them 7. Explain tariff and non tariff barrier in international business. 8. What is Quota and VER? Differentiate them. 9. Explain the MNC scenario in India. 10. Why the social and cultural differences are dominating the global business operations? Explain their importance and impact. 11. Discuss the various business opportunities of doing trade with Brazil. 12. What are the economic and business prospects in South Africa? What are the factors to be considered while doing trade with them?

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What are the complexities of international trade? What is international trade finance? Why it is important for foreign trade? Explain INCO terms. Discuss CIF & FOB in international trade. What are the other terms frequently used? Classify the various risks in international trade. Differentiate risk and exposure in international finance. What is transaction exposure and translation exposure? What are the various forms of exposure a trader is exposed in international trade? What is Balance of payment & balance of trade? Explain the difference between short term & long term finance in international trade. What are the methods of short term finance in international finance? Explain the structural relationship between importer, exporter & banker while funding finance for business purpose with example. 13. What are the ways of protecting from political and economic risks? 14. What is equity and debt market in global financial system? What are the famous stock exchanges in the world? 15. Explain how to hedge currency exchange risk? Under what circumstance the trader is exposed to currency exchange risk?

16. Explain a. ADR and GDR. b. Euro bond and foreign bond. 17. How do you classify equity and debt markets? 18. What is Captial account convertibility? How does it vary from current account convertibility? 19. What is Eurocurrency market? How does it evolved? Bring out the reasons for the growth of Eurocurrency market. 20. Explain about euro crisis? How Greece and Germany is playing their role in solving euro crisis issue?

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ITF Additional questions for test 2: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. What is money laundering? Discuss in brief about ECGC. What is buyers credit& sellers credit? Differentiate between factoring and forfeiting. Explain the terms: A. foreign exchange market B. commodity market c. World stock market What is swift? Discuss in detail about the various complexities involved in international trade. Also mention the ways to overcome such complexities. Elaborate the role of international lending instiutions in global financial ecosystem. Explain the following terms: A. letter of credit B. nostro and vostro accounts C. chips and chaps D. full capital account convertibility

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Questions for gbo: 1. What is global company? How will you assess corporate globality? 2. What are the opportunities and challenges for business organizations in the 21st century? 3. What is the current euro zone crisis? Do you think it will impact india? If yes, how will it affect? If you think in will not affect, why not? 4. Discuss in detail any two important international acquisitions by Indian companies. Give a brief on the acquisition, why the specific company was acquired, and how the Indian company benefitted from the acquisition. 5. Discuss in detail how doing business in europe is different from doing business with japan. 6. What are the reasons for organizations to go global? 7. Discuss various modes of entry by an organization into a foreign market. 8. Why do countries adopt protectionist policies? What are trade barriers? Explain in detail tariff and non-tariff barriers. 9. Discuss in detail the fdi vs fii route of investing in a foreign country. 10. What is cultural environment? How does the cultural environment in the host country i.e. the new country where a mnc seeks to enter, affect business decisions? What measures do organizations adopt to protect themselves from the impact of cultural environment in the host country?