1. Expectations are that the U.S. economy in 2017-2018 is to perform better than other major markets and the U.S. dollar has appreciated against most currencies, including the Canadian dollar. What international business expansion or softening would you analyze as opportunities or challenges, if you operate in Canada a business (consider one sector at a time):
a) in the oil-patch (energy) servicing sector;
b) in retailing in Canada imported products made abroad;
c) in wealth management in the financial-banking sector; and
d) in designing gaming software and applications.
In each case, discuss what strategies you would use to mitigate some of the significant business risk under this given scenario.