International Trade & Investment
CASE 1 Written Assignment: Spring 2022
CASE: BRAZIL AND BANGLADESH: Environment, Trade, and Investment Decision in Two Economies
The textbook presents case studies on Brazil and Bangladesh on pages 59 and 84, respectively. Read and examine these two cases to complete the Case 1 Written Assignment below:
Background
The case presentations on Brazil and Bangladesh illustrate the typical range of environmental factors in which business activities, including trade and investment, are carried out in different economies and markets worldwide.
These environmental factors very often reveal a dilemma global firms and other organizations often face: The choice to operate between two (or more) national economies with different sets of opportunities, risks, and threats.
Case 1 Written Assignment
I. Describe and compare the economic and other environmental factors of Brazil and Bangladesh over the years, with emphasis in recent years, as presented in the textbook cases. The objective here is to choose the environmental factors you consider to be relevant for decision making to operate in Brazil and Bangladesh
Do a quick Internet search on the type of political system adopted by each country.
Use appropriate terms introduced in the text and in class to describe briefly the political system in each country
Determine if the political system in each country is relevant to a decision to operate in these two countries (see below for recommendations)
II. What would you consider to be potential and/or actual areas of business opportunities for firms in specific industry/industries in Brazil and Bangladesh?
Information on business opportunities should focus on a) specific economic indicators and industries or sectors mentioned in the textbook cases or b) from additional sources of data from your own search on current information on Brazil and Bangladesh. The following are examples of specific information that can provide insight into business opportunities in different countries:
Growth rates in the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Brazil and Bangladesh in recent years. (Use information in the case and the most recent years available in other sources, where relevant.
GDP per capita of the most recent years information available in both countries.
(Suggested Sources: This course textbook, www.worldbank.org; www.imf.org; www.cia.gov/factbook)
III. If you were a manager or an executive of a business or other organization, which of the two countries would you recommend your organization to engage in a) trade and/or b) foreign direct investment? Why? Present the reasons for your choice(s).
Submission Format and Requirements:
The structure of your written presentation should reflect the above components of the assignment (e. g. I, II, III, IV). Hence, students should make an effort to use headings in a format of a paper with different sections to highlight the above components of this assignment.
The case should be written in four to six pages (but no more than six (6) pages, including sources and references), using 1.5 line spacing and 12 font letter size in a Word or PDF document.
This assignment is due on Sunday, February 27, 2022, end of day.
Submission in Brightspace: Post a copy in Assignments to the instructor only
If you have any question, please contact the instructor at: kafriyie@nyu.edu
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