Parity and exchange rate influences

Parity and exchange rate influences

Bachelor of Business Studies (BBS) — Fourth Year

Subject: Fundamentals of Corporate Finance (FIN 250)

Unit 8: International Corporate Finance

Academic Year: 2083/84

Topic Objectives

After studying this topic, students should be able to:

• Explain the scope and key elements of parity and exchange rate influences.
• Apply the relevant financial concepts or calculations and explain their assumptions, risks and analytical limits.

Curriculum Scope

• Interest rate parity
• Purchasing power parity
• Inflation, interest rates, and exchange rates

Detailed Microsyllabus

1. Parity relationships

   1. Interest-rate parity.
   2. Purchasing-power parity.
   3. Assumptions behind each relationship.

2. Exchange influences

   1. Inflation, interest and currency values.
   2. Analyze supplied numerical relationships.
   3. Recognize empirical deviations and transaction constraints.

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Curriculum reference: Tribhuvan University, Faculty of Management, revised four-year BBS curriculum, PDF pages 80–82.

Source note: The curriculum scope above is retained from the existing TU syllabus breakdown. The numbered study subtopics are editorial elaborations for teaching and study, rather than a separately issued TU syllabus. Unit or component allocations apply at their stated level; no separate topic hours or marks are assigned here. Examples involving current laws, rates, institutional products or Nepalese status must identify the relevant period and official materials; no changing numerical or legal requirements are invented here.