Conduct an in-depth country analysis of an emerging market economy to determine its suitability for foreign direct investment. An emerging market is a country with a Gross National Income (GNI) of $10,00.00 per capita (or with the potential for the 10K milestone) such as India, the Czech Republic, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Turkey, Mexico, Thailand, Indonesia, Chile, Republic of Ireland, Israel, Romania, Brazil, South Africa, Vietnam, Russia, Malaysia, Israel, Bulgaria, Ghana, Poland, etc.
A sample table of contents for the paper is presented as follows:
1. Introduction:
State the name of the country, the region of the world where the country is located, languages spoken, number of states in the country, date of independence, and name of current President/Prime Minister. Alternatively, give a brief introduction of the MNC that you have selected for potential FDI in the country assigned to your team. (see the grading rubric via the Resources tab for additional requirements for this section).
2. Political Risk:
• Form of government: Examples are the presidential system and the parliamentary system with a prime minister, or a monarchy.
• Living standards and income distribution. Based on your research, is there a strong middle class with the purchasing power in your assigned country that can buy MNC products and/or services?
• Orderliness of leadership succession: Is there a peaceful change of government like we have in the United States and the rest of the western world, or there is violent change of government through military coup, in your selected country?
• Cultural and demographic characteristics of the population. Based on your research and analysis, which state or region in the country possess the best locational characteristics for FDI?
• Integration within the international economic system: Does your country do a lot of business with the rest of the world? Look at the trade and investment data for the country in the Balance of Payments document.
• Security risk: Is there any small conflict in your country that can grow into a much bigger problem for the government and business firms? Acts of terrorism and expropriation of property by a foreign government are also examples of security risk (see the grading rubric via the Resources tab for additional requirements for this section and its subsections
