Assignment
Instruction: Answer the questions completely and comprehensively. Be sure to pay attention to the number of points assigned to each question.
I. In the most recent Economist magazine article that you came across, you decided to conduct more analysis after reading the article: Countries with Lowest GDP Growth 2019 by LUCA VENTURA.
Using the GDP Growth By Country data in the article, conduct a research and report on the top three countries that have high negative average change.
You should include the following information to support your report:
i. Explain what is the cause of the negative GDP?
ii. Speculate or explain what the country risks are. List at least two reasons.
iii. Explain what has been the government action to remedy the negative average change.
II. Assume that you are Vice President of Global Operations for a toy manufacturer based in Narita, Japan. You are interested to find a business opportunity in the United Kingdom. In conducting your due diligence, you came across this article: British Pound's Prospects Hinge On Brexit's Fate by ANDREW WOODMAN
The two best-selling toys are drones at 39,650 Yen and Godzilla robot at 69,500 Yen. Conduct an analysis and explain of what will happen to the prices of the toys in anticipation of the approval of the BREXIT deal in the next two month.
III. A highlight of a recent FDI article stated the following:
Flows into Africa, however, could grow by 6%, to $55 billion or $60 billion for the year. "The reason for that is the industrial restructuring taking place, along with flows from China," Zhan explains.
Article: Global FDI Tipped To Fall, But Africa Looks Promising by AL EMID.
Conduct a research and provide a complete explanation of the above statement.
IV. In your finance course, you recently heard about the discussion of negative interest rate, an idea floated by President Donald Trump. Then, while you were conducting an academic research, you came across this article: Wealth Distribution and Income Inequality by Country 2018 by LUCA VENTURA.
Based on the data that you see in this article, please provide
i. A detail analysis and explanation as to which countries would be a good target to focus in on negative interest rates.
ii. Based on the country you explained in part a, please explain what would be the effect on the economy. Explain in terms of employment and changes in GDP.
V. After completing your Masters of Science degree in International Business Administration, you decided to work for a currency broker who has expressed interest in expanding the Cryptocurrency concept into their business model. You came across the following data in the Global Finance Magazine: Internet Users By Country & Gender by GILLY WRIGHT.
You want to provide relevant information to the employees of the brokerage. Please provide a complete explanation of the following items in a memo to the management team:
i. How will the data help the brokers and brokerage firm?
ii. Speculate which gender may be the better clients of the cryptocurrency based on the data you see. Explain why.
iii. Speculate and explain which countries (name 3 countries) may have high value and frequent transaction based on knowledge you have learned.
Format your assignment according to the give formatting requirements:
• The answer must be using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, typed, with one-inch margins on all sides.
• The response also includes a cover page containing the student's name, the title of the assignment, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
• Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.