1) Identify and interpret impacts of financial variables (e.g. exchange rate, interest rate, and inflation, taxation, and investment incentives /disincentives) as well as their linkage specific to firm's financial performance.
2) Apply basic techniques (e.g. technical, fundamental, and market based analyses) to forecast foreign exchange rate changes.
3) Identify and interpret the impact of exchange rate changes on the firm's translation, transaction, and economic exposures, and offer strategies to manage them.
4) Develop a capital budging model in foreign direct investment green-field entry and acquisition decisions.