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A.U.S. manufacturer of medical diagnostic equipment was thinking of setting up a subsidiary in Saudi Arabia. The market looked good. But how should it be financed? What currency should be used to finance the venture, and what would be the appropriate capital structure for the subsidiary?
Foreign investors generally seek to finance a substantial proportion of foreign operations in the local market, in order to hedge currency and other risks. In Saudi Arabia, many investors used foreign finance ( |