MBRM504 World Financial System
Annotation:
The course is focused on the key concepts and issues of the international financial system. It deals with the foreign exchange market, the European economic and monetary integration, the role of the international financial institutions and the involvement of Bulgaria in the international monetary system.
Lecturers:
Assoc. Prof. Tsvetelina Marinova, PhD
Course Description:
Competencies:
Students who complete this course:
1) will know:
• key terms and concepts in the field of international finance.
• Major trends in the development of the international financial system
2) will be able to:
• To prepare analyses in the field of international finance.
• To make forecasts for the international financial system
Prerequisites:
Students are required to have the following knowledge and/or skills:
• Macroeconomics
• International economics
• International finance
Types:
Full-time Programmes
Types of Courses:
Lecture
Language of teaching:
English
Topics:
- Introduction. Origin and evolution of money. Global currencies
- FOREX market and economic policy
- Global financial system – evolution, modern development and challenges
- International financial organisations – World Bank and International Monetary Fund – establishment, mission, role in the global financial system
- European economic and monetary integration – development, challenges and perspectives
- Bulgaria and the global financial system
Bibliography:
Keith Pilbeam, International finance, 4th edition, 2013
• MOODLE
• www.imf.org
• www.bis.org
• www.ime.bg
• http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/index_en.htm;
• http://www.ecb.int/home/html/index.en.html