TDMT1353 International Business Country Risk Assessment - The Philippines

The group project component of my international business course was an in-depth risk assessment of a foreign country.The purpose of this report was to strategically assess the risks of doing business in the Philippines. Through this assessment, strategies were formulated from identified business opportunities. The ultimate goal is to discover profitable ventures in the Philippines as global entrepreneurs.

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Before investing in a foreign country, all elements the operating environment must be throughly examined. These elements are:

• Physical Environment
• Business Culture
• Economy Environment
• Financial Environment
• Political Environment
• Legal Environment
• Technology and Infrastructure.

These elements are almost always interdependent, making the environment complex as before considering a strategy, one must examine if other elements would cause any conflict, etc. To ensure the data used was not government-biased, we used the databases of OECD, World Bank, CIA, Asian Development Bank, as well as numerous news sources.

I was the project manager for this assignment. I oversaw the research of five team members and formulated the business implications and strategies. I was also the sole person in charge the financial environment. This report ended with 80+ pages and was completed within the 9 week duration of the course. My team and I are particularly proud of this report as it is largest one we have completed at BCIT. The skills and knowledge of International Business learned through this project are very valuable in today's global economy. I give my highest recommendations to my instructor, Steve Turnbull, for his amazing expertise and his teaching ability.