a- Select a country of your choice ( other than US, SAUDI ARABIA , EUROPEAN COUNTRIES, UK,GCC countries)

b- Describe the nature of Ex-Change rate arrangements adopted (FIXED/FLEXIBLE/MANAGED FLOAT OR ANY OTHER)

c-Track the history of the country’s currency with USD for the past 1 YEAR and note the 52-week average. Examine (appreciation or depreciation) the performance of the currency against USD .

d- Examine reasons behind the currency's performance and its impact of the currency's performance on the overall economy (to business especially exporters & importers)

Q- in the response to announced British departure from the EU, Consumption fell in Britain and the uncertainty concerning Brexit has cause firms for postpone investments

a. Use the AS/AD model, analyse the short run implications of these developments for real GDP

b. Economist argued that Brexit will permanently lower the potential output in the UK. Assuming this is the case, indicate on the AS/AD model the long run equilibrium of the economy

c. The governor of Bank of England has vowed to increase the money supply in Britain in response to Brexit. Explain in words the implications of this in both short run and long run.

9. Uncovered Interest Parity and Expectations Theory of interest rates Assume two countries, the U.S. and the UK. In the United States, there are 1-year bonds and 5-year bonds (denominated in dollars). In the United Kingdom, there are also 1-year and 5-year bonds (denominated in pounds). There is a spot market Mathematically, come up with one equation for the Spot Exchange Rate that satisfies (1) the uncovered interest parity condition; (2) the expectation theory for interest rates in the US; and (3) the expectation theory of interest rates in the United Kingdom. The EXPLAIN what your equation means.

1. Who does the posted Powerpoint presentation categorize as a "Traditional Conservative"

a. Joseph Stalin (former leader of the USSR=Soviet Union)

b. Bernie Sanders Senator from Vermont

c. Adolph Hitler(former Dictator)

d. Margret Thatcher( former Prime Minister of the UK)

2.Just before World War I started:

a. The U.S. Stock Market Crashed

b. The U.S. personal income tax was found unconstitutional and ended.

c. The U.S. went off the gold standard

d. The Federal Reserve System (Fed) was created

Assume that VN Co. has net payables of £200,000 in 60 days. The UK interest
rate is 2 percent over 60 days, and the spot rate of the British Pound is $ 1.30. The US interest
rate is 3 percent over 60 days. Suggest whether the U.S. firm should implement a money
market hedge or enter a forward contract or purchase an option to hedge the payable. The
relevant 60-day forward rate is $1.34. The option has a strike price of $1.32 and a premium of
$ 0.025. Also calculate the implied exchange rate.

Question 1

a) The terms “Efficiency” and “Effectiveness” are extremely important to the success of any construction project and the site manager. In your own words define and distinguish the meaning of the two terms with suitable examples with respect to a construction site in the UK.

b) Apply the two terms in your role as a construction site manager and illustrate how you would achieve the right balance between the two.

c) What other aspect of your work as a site manager in a construction site would you rank at the top of all other issues/activities/tasks and why?

2. Assume the one-year interest rate is 8% on GBP and 1% on EUR. At the same time, inflation is running at an annual rate of 3% in Germany and 1.5% in UK. The current spot rate is EUR/GBP 1.17.

a) If the one-year forward premium of the euro against the pound is 8%, is there an arbitrage opportunity? Explain.

b) If there is an arbitrage opportunity, will the British or the German investor be able to make a profit? How much will an investor's profit be if he can invest GBP100,000 or EUR180,000 for 1 year? Assume that he owns this money and does not borrow. Please show your work.

Five housing policies are described below, based on examples of measures that have been introduced or proposed in the UK, in response to a chronic shortage of affordable houses in many regions.

Drawing on the module material, write an essay that explains, using the ‘demand-and-supply’ model, the likely impact of each policy on the equilibrium quantity and price of houses, and how this might affect the UK’s affordable housing shortage.

Policy 5

The government has set up a programme of guarantees to support lending to smaller housebuilders by taking on some of the borrowing risk usually borne by developers in their projects.

Starting from rest, a 5 kg block slides 2.5 m down a roughly 30 degree incline. the coefficient of kinetic friction between the block and the incline is uk= .436. Determine a) the work done by the force of gravity, b) the work done by the friction force between the rock and the incline and c) the work done by the normal force. d) qualitatively how would answers change if a shorter ramp at a steeper angle were used to span the same vertical height. Please use neat diagrams + explanations- I'm quite confused. Thank you!!