Problem
You work for a pulp and paper manufacturing company. The executive team has just named you as the person who will assess market entry into either Central America or Africa. In order to make a proper decision, you are asked to recommend a country in Central America and a country in Africa.
Using the Corruption Perceptions Index on Transparency International's website: Transparency International 2021 Corruptions Perception IndexLinks to an external site., discuss how you would advise your senior executives, reviewing the possible setup of operations in either Central America or Africa. You should focus on selecting the best in each region and warning them about the worst in each region.
• Are the countries around your preferred country corrupt and could this be a problem?
• Present some ideas that you have on how to mitigate the risk of these threats.