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Blended learning | Columbia Business School

Macroeconomics for global enterprises

Help your organisation navigate today's global risks through improved strategic decision making

Overview

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No business operates in a vacuum. Exchange rate volatility, fiscal and monetary policy, geopolitical uncertainty: these represent just a sliver of the broad web of macroeconomic forces that can shape the future of your organisation. Now more than ever, positioning international companies for sustained success requires the ability to detect and skillfully navigate key macroeconomic influences. 

In this ten-week course, delivered in partnership with Columbia Business School, finance professionals can further understand the interdependencies of these forces and make better decisions for their organisations. Nurturing this critical skill is the focus of Macroeconomics for global enterprises. Its foundation is the three-step Macro Scenario Playbook which provides a framework to help you make these big-picture concepts applicable for your business situation. 

Through the successful completion of this programme, you will learn how to improve your strategic decision making in today's global economy and steer your organisation towards a brighter future.

Global economic trends impact all businesses that operate internationally. Being able to anticipate emerging and future threats, and responding to these proactively and intelligently is a critical skill needed today. By completing this programme you will: ​

  • identify economic growth opportunities and risks across the world
  • learn how to assess the impact of recessions and the ensuing monetary and fiscal responses on your business ​
  • evaluate the impact of trade and financial globalisation - and the risk of deglobalisation - on your business
  • understand forecast exchange rates, bond prices and equity prices in response to macroeconomic shocks 
  • determine potential short- and long-term pandemic scenarios and their impact on your business
  • be able to gauge the impact of changes in the global economy on your business by using and applying the Macro Scenario Playbook.

10-week course, made up of nine modules:

  • Getting started
  • Module 1: Business cycles and monetary policy
  • Module 2: Fiscal stimulus and fiscal austerity
  • Module 3: Exchange rates
  • Module 4: Macroeconomic news and financial markets
  • Module 5: Economic growth in advanced economies
  • Module 6: Forecasting the next emerging market miracle
  • Module 7: Global trade and global capital flow
  • Module 8: Business strategies in recessions
  • Module 9: Business strategies in pandemics
  • There will be live sessions throughout the programme, where you can get your questions answered in real-time by an expert course leader.
  • Complete the course and Macro Scenario Playbook assignments to gain your certificate, which is co-branded by ACCA and Columbia Business School.
  • This programme is aimed at finance professionals seeking to better assess their organisation's financial risk appetite based on global economic trends. Anyone who is involved in planning and predicting scenarios and strategies for their business/organisation, and those seeking to deepen their knowledge of global economics, will benefit from completing this programme. 
Pricing and booking information

Price

ACCA 899 GBP

Public 1599 GBP

Location

Global

Date & time

17 March 2025 - 25 August 2025, 00:00 - 23:59 GMT

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