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International Business [INT4801_2021] Assignment pack 2.................................................. 3
1. Trace the functionality of Africa’s four largest financial markets over the past three
decades and juxtapose the performance of the markets with growth. (20 marks) .................... 3
Interpretation. ....................................................................................................................... 3
Requirements. ....................................................................................................................... 3
Conclusion. ............................................................................................................................ 5
2. Critique the proposition that draws strong relationship between financial market
efficiency and business development. Does this apply to the major economies in Africa? (20
marks) ................................................................................................................................... 6
Interpretation. ....................................................................................................................... 6
Requirements. ....................................................................................................................... 6
Conclusion. ............................................................................................................................ 7
3. Imagine that you are a subsidiary manager of a South African beverage company in a
country such as Tunisia (which is part of North Africa). Explain, in detail, how you will take
the economic implications of various religious beliefs in Tunisia into consideration (25
marks). .................................................................................................................................. 9
Interpretation. ....................................................................................................................... 9
Requirements. ....................................................................................................................... 9
Conclusion. .......................................................................................................................... 10
4. Examine the international strategies available to firms operating across borders in terms
of their underlying characteristics and merits, and clearly elucidate the circumstances in
which each of these strategies would be most appropriate. (15 marks) ................................. 11
Interpretation. ..................................................................................................................... 11
Introduction. ........................................................................................................................ 11
Conclusion. .......................................................................................................................... 13
Bibliography ....................................................................................................................... 14
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