International Trade Question

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Assignment Contents:

As discussed in class, risk is always present in international trade. For some organizations, risk is an effective deterrent to engage in trade, and for others it presents an exciting opportunity. Your task in this assignment is to:

You will do research for 2 countries: Sweden and Brazil.

Compare and contrast the environments of two countries with a focus on risk. Specifically, you will need to assess political risk, economic risk, and foreign exchange risk. Use the statistical resources to present your findings.

Based on the level of risk, choose an international trade institution (ECA) present in the assigned countries, research the services they provide.

Based on your research, select a product/ service that you think will help manage the risk analyzed in step 2.

Conclude your findings.