1. Go to the Web site of your favorite multinational firm and determine where it operates throughout the world. How many employees does it have world- wide? Has it done any interesting cross-border mergers and acquisitions during the past year?
2. Go to UNCTADstat at https://unctadstat.unctad.org. Update the data in Exhibit 1.6 on cross-border mergers and acquisitions for the most recent years.
3. Go to the IMF's Web site at www.imf.org and download the 2011 World Economic Outlook. Pick your favorite country and determine if this is a good time to invest in it or not.
4. Go to the WTO's Web site at www.wto.org and determine which goods or services are the sources of trade disputes between countries this year.