Introduction Preface Unit 1 Overview of Finance Unit 2 Money and Interest Rates Unit 3 Commercial Banks and Monetary Market Unit 4 Central Bank and Monetary Policy Unit 5 World Bank and International Monetary Market Unit 6 Balance of Payment Unit 7 Exchange Rate and Reserve Unit 8 International Monetary Fund Unit 9 International Monetary System Unit 10 International Financial Market Unit 11 Currency Forwards and the Futures Markets, Foreign Exchange Options Unit 12 Corporate Finance,Risk and Valuation Unit 13 Accounting and Financial Statements Unit 14 Bonds and Bond Market Unit 15 Stocks and Shares, Stock Market Unit 16 Mutual Fund Unit 17 Insurance Unit 18 Takeovers, Mergers and Buyouts