Hedging Foreign Exchange Risk Exposure by Importer Companies
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Economics, Finance and Management Sciences
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2326-9553
DOI: 10.11648/j.ijefm.20150305.14