3. Short-term financing decisions
When borrowing, companies have access to several different currencies
Currency they borrow ideally:
Have a low interest rate
Will weaken over the financing period
Consider a Thai company making the decision whether or not to borrow yen to finance its Thai operations. The yen has a low interest rate. If yen depreciates against baht over the financing period, it can pay back the loan with fewer baht. The decision to finance in yen depends on the forecast of the future value of the yen