International Financial Management

Since 1st January 2021, the UK is no longer a Member State of the EU, nor part of the EEA. As from that date, a
new Trade and Cooperation Agreement governs the relationship between the UK and the EU with a view to
regulating their economic and social partnership. Brexit has significantly affected EU multinational companies
that are/ were operating in the UK. Select an EU multinational company (MNC) that is/was operating in the UK.
Write a report that analyses:
• Background (100 words approx., 10 marks)
o A rationale for the choice of the EU MNC.https://www.writershub.org/writer/orders/825266#instructions 4/5
o A brief history on how it emerged as global firm from its days of formation
o The structure of the EU MNC, its key business activities and countries in which it is/was operating.
• Critically discuss how does Brexit and the new international trade agreement between the UK and the EU
impact on the value of the chosen MNC? (300 words approx., 30 marks)
• Critically discuss the pre and post-Brexit impact of movements in exchange rates between the Pound Sterling
(£) and the Euro (€) (and vice versa) on the chosen MNC. (300 words approx., 30 marks)
• Critically discuss the role of the international financial markets and currency derivatives that can play in
managing the chosen MNC company’s finances.