Global Business Perspective.

Full form of IMF

• International Monetary Fund

• International Money Finance

• Internal Monetary fund

The Bretton Woods system collapsed, largely due to

• Un-resonable finance shortage

• Growing U.S Trade Deficit

• Rise in prices of oil

• financial crisis

What was the purpose of the Bretton Woods agreement?

• To create a new world order following WWII

• To restore global financial stability

• To establish the United Nations

• To promote free trade

What is the primary purpose of the International Monetary Fund?

• To provide assistance to heavily indebted poor countries

• To promote free trade

• To create a new world order following WWII

• To maintain global financial stability and help countries with balance-of-payments difficulties

How were currencies pegged under the Bretton Woods agreement?

• To the euro

• To the yen

• To the pound

• To the dollar

How did the Bretton Woods agreement balance the goal of liberalizing world trade with domestic economic objectives?

• By giving governments unlimited autonomy to pursue domestic economic policies

• By limiting governments' ability to pursue domestic economic policies

• By allowing governments considerable autonomy to pursue domestic economic policies

• By promoting free trade at the expense of domestic economic policies

What is a 'managed float' exchange rate?

• A free-floating currency

• A fixed exchange rate

• An exchange rate that fluctuates within a band

• An exchange rate that links the value of a currency to that of another currency

What are the two main ways in which firms can raise capital? a) Debt financing and bond investments b) Equity financing and IPOs c) Portfolio investment and government loans

• Debt financing and bond investments

• Equity financing and IPOs

• Portfolio investment and government loans

• All of the them

Who are the biggest players in equity and debt markets today?

• MNEs (Multinational Enterprises)

• Private investment funds and governments

• Banks and financial institutions

• None of them

What is the role of the SEC in the US financial market?

• To oversee financial market behavior

• To protect investors, maintain fair and efficient markets, and serve companies that come to the market to raise capital

• To regulate financial services under the oversight of the Bank of England

• To take over direct supervision of the banking system