These case studies offer a unique perspective on making financial decisions in a globalizing world. The cases build the basics of understanding international financial markets - including the economics of exchange rates and international asset allocation - and then consider how firm financing and investment decisions must adapt to international circumstances. The cases provide the opportunity to consider the most critical firm financial decisions - from foreign exchange hedging strategies, the financing of multinational firm subsidiaries, cross-border valuation, to how to measure and manage the risks of operating in emerging markets. Mihir A. Desai is the Rock Center Associate Professor in the Finance and Entrepreneurial Management areas and the MBA Class of 1961 Fellow at Harvard Business School. He teaches International Financial Management at HBS using the case studies in this book. He is a Faculty Research Fellow of the NBER and his research has been cited in The Economist, BusinessWeek, The New York Times, and several other publications. Details of his research can be found at www.people.hbs.edu/mdesai.About the Author: Mihir A. Desai is the Rock Center Associate Professor of Finance and Entrepreneurial Management and the MBA Class of 1961 Fellow at Harvard Business School (HBS) where he has taught since 1998. He is also a Faculty Research Fellow in the National Bureau of Economic Research's Public Economics and Corporate Finance Programs. His research on international finance and public economics has been published in leading academic journals such as the Quarterly Journal of Economics, the Journal of Finance, the Journal of Financial Economics and the Journal of Public Economics and has been cited widely in the business press. A fuller discussion of his research and publications can be found at www. people.hbs.edu/mdesai. The cases in this book were developed for Professor Desai's second-year elective, entitled International Financial Management, that he has taught at HBS since 2004. In addition, Professor Desai co-teaches Public Economics at Harvard College, is the Faculty Chair of the executive program on Cross-Border Financial Decision Making and has participated in numerous executive education programs at HBS. He received the Student Association Award for teaching excellence from the HBS Class of 2001. Professor Desai received h is Ph.D. in political economy from Harvard University; his MBA as a Baker Scholar from HBS; and a bachelors degree in history and economics from Brown University. in 1994, he was Fulbright Scholar to India. His Professional experiences include working at CS First Boston and advising a number of firms and governmental organizations.