Economic Institutions and Global Banking (ECON3550)
Course level
Undergraduate
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Class hours
Lecture 2 Hours/ Week
Incompatible
ECON7550
Prerequisite
ECON1010 and 1020
Recommended prerequisite
ECON2200
Assessment methods
Mid-semester exam, project, final exam.
Course enquiries
This course is not currently offered, please contact the school or faculty of your program.
Course description
This course is written to provide a straightforward applied approach to the understanding international and global banking in a wider economic framework. It covers all the traditional course topics: credit analysis, electronic banking, the Eurobond market, debt crisis, international supervision, commercial banking and investment banking while also providing a solid grounding in the history of banking and its influences on modern practices.