Purpose is to perform a country analysis and assessment of a new emerging market where rapid GDP growth before the 2008 (Global financial crisis) created attractive investment opportunities.
There are inter-related components of this assignment:
a) Business Report
Each group will be required to pick one of the following countries and perform an assessment of its potential and opportunity for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI).
Countries: China, India, Russia, Thailand, Eastern European countries, etc. Country is to be chosen by the group.
Your report must address the following key areas:
- General overview of the country or region
- Political, Economic, Socio-cultural and Technological influences/benefits/ advantages
- National resource and factor endowments that create competitive advantage
- Foreign currency and exchange influences
- The countries existing trade policies, systems, barriers and incentives
- Existing levels of Foreign Direct Investment
- Summary and recommendation based on your assessment