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How should firms hedge currency risk?

Currency hedging, at its best, gives a company the time to adjust its business

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Ajay Shah
How should corporations think about currency fluctuation? Currency exposure should be added up at the enterprise level. The key exposures generally come about because of import price parity of raw materials or products. Once the full exposure is known, the best attempt should be made, within the limitations of Indian capital controls, to lay off this risk. Currency risk management cannot allow a business to go on running poorly. What it can do is gain time, to change course.
 
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