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1. 1. Exposure to FX Rate Risk - A Qualitative Analysis of German Fair Trade Importers

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Sebastian Brenner; Kerstin Remer; [2015]
   Keywords : Fair Trade; FX Exposure; Hedging; SMEs; Sustainable Finance; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The aim of this paper is to investigate the exposure of Fair Trade (FT) importers in Germany, operating based on the principles of the World Fair Trade Organization (WFTO), to foreign exchange (FX) rate risk in the light of the current depreciation of the Euro. The ongoing high volatility of the Euro exchange rate strongly affects Fair Trade companies that import products mostly from developing countries and sell them in the European market. READ MORE