Rio Tinto Japan 2
In this case, Dermot Vibert contemplates the options facing a foreign company selling a yen denominated commodity, sold elsewhere around the world in U.S. dollars, to a long term distributor in an environment where the global commodity price is down and the value of the dollar has risen tremendously against the yen. Visit casenet.ca for more free, open access decision focused video teaching cases from Acadia University.
Interviewee
Dermot Vibert
Company
Industry
Business Activity
Rio Tinto Japan
Mining
Mining and Quarrying
Headquarters
Tokyo, Japan
Size
Large
Employees
More than 10,000
Greater than $25 million
Yearly Revenue
Public Corporation
Type of Entity
Subject
International Business
Level of Difficulty
Medium
Teaching Objectives
Learn about mining industry
Keywords
Currency Risk
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