Discuss the motives of Brazil’s move and its implications on the country’s economy after the change .

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Multinational corporation.

You are the CEO of Partido Switch Plc, which is a multinational corporation, incorporated in the US but invests in many emerging countries including Brazil. Brazil used to have a fixed exchange regime regarding its currency (Before the year 1999). However, Brazil moved to adopt a free float exchange rate regime as from January 1999.

  • Discuss the motives of Brazil’s move and its implications on the country’s economy after the change .
  • What strategy should you employ in order to manage the exchange rate exposure resulting from the change in the currency regime?

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