Managing global finance in the digital economy / Francisco Carrada-Bravo.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. The Fundamentals of Value Creation in the Digital Economy -- 2. Interpreting and Forecasting Financial Statements -- 3. The Foreign Exchange Market -- 4. The Fundamentals of Investing Globally -- 5. Inflation, Interest Rates, and the Exchange Rate -- 6. Global Arbitrage -- Case: SFK in Poland -- 7. Globalization and the Balance of Payments -- Case: The U.S. Balance of Payments -- 8. Financing Global Trade and Foreign Direct Investment -- Case: Wendy's in Saudi Arabia -- 9. Exchange Rate Risk Management -- Case: Grey Goose in the United States -- 10. Transaction Risk Management with Futures and Options -- Case A: American Thermoplastics in Japan -- Case B: Digisolve, Risk Management in South Africa -- 11. Managing Economic Risk -- Case: Giant Manufacturing and Economic Risk -- 12. Interest and Currency International Swaps -- Case: Sumitomo Bank, Swapping in Asia -- 13. Valuing a Foreign Business -- 14. Value Creation in the Digital Economy -- Case: Dell Computers in Europe.