Reference no: EM13763626

The following tasks are based on the country that you have researched this semester, so use the country as your point of reference.( EGYPT)

1. Consider the country that you have researched this semester. Your executive team is in the final stages of its decision about foreign direct investment in the country you are researching. Your final task for the team is to research the existence of quality requirements and foreign trade zones in the country. If there are none in the country you are researching, the team would like to know where the nearest FTZ is located. Your brief to the team should include:

a. Overview of the country (Quality Standards)

b. Foreign Trade Zone

c. General Purpose Zones and Subzones

d. Benefits to the zone user

2. Review the Kyoto Protocol. Conduct research using the United Nations site and discuss your country's relationship to the Kyoto Protocol as well as its current efforts to reduce emissions.

3. discuss your country's currency and currency policy. You should include discussion about the currency's convertibility, the role of its central bank, the current exchange rate of the currency, and its valuation on the Big Mac index. (If your currency is not listed, use one that your country has an exchange agreement with.)

4. choose a firm located in your research country, research the firm, describe its configuration, and report its form of shoring.

5. analyze the country as a potential location using the simplified market-penetration grid. Use the weights provided, but support your rankings(0-4) with your research.