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Your FINAL International Country Report will be based on importing an existing United States product into a new country of your choice and selling it within that country's economic, political, and cultural systems. Given Part-1 of the report you have completed so far, you will add to and format the following in your existing report to give it depth on international issues you may face, based on course materials you have learned. The 9-section outline provided below should be completed in paragraph form, complete with any examples, graphics/pictures, and full written explanations. You should complete the document as 1 file to upload in Canvas as either a Word or PDF format. IMPORTANT: 1. Be sure to follow the template closely for maximum points; recommended to use the headings (I. II. III., etc) as written above. You are getting points for organization as well. 2. The sub bullets (under the headings) are questions to be used as a guide to complete that section. You can always add more information as needed. 3. Do NOT leave a section blank. If it does not apply to your product/country, then explain why it doesn't. 4. Spell and grammar check! If I can't read it, you don't get points for it! 5. You MUST upload your finished file in Canvas in the assignment section. I will NOT accept any assignments received via message/email. Therefore do NOT wait till the last minute to upload. Give yourself time if any issue may occur. 6. Cite your sources! I. Discuss your International Country of focus - Which Country? - Why you selected? -Why is this country an opportunity for your product? II. Identify \& explain an existing US product that you would like to import to country you selected - Type/Name of product and its use. (Be Specific! not just "water") - Why would this be a good fit for this country? (Give details) - What are the demographics of the target customers? (Details) - Pricing? Why? - Any changes to the product needed? - Any potential issues? III. Economic Integration - What Trade Policies are you effected by? (Between US and country) Why? - Will this cause issues? Why or why not? IV. Currency Markets - Current Exchange rates - Stronger? Weaker? - Strategies to leverage or overcome currency issues? - Impact your profitability? V. Cultural Integration - Any cultural roadblocks? (What do people do now without your product?) - Changes needed to the product to make it sellable in that country? - Language barriers? - Usage barriers? VI. Legal \& Political Integration - Are there any laws in your target country that would prohibit sale? Strengthen sale? - Any legal protections needed to support sale? - Any issues with current political climate or unrest in the target country? VII. Taxation \& Accounting - What are the taxes in that country? - Will they impact your profitability? - Any different accounting standards in that country? - Business set-up in US or target country? VIII. Supply-Chain Management - What are the steps for the creation of the product and get it to market in your new country? - Where are the raw materials coming from? Manufacturing? - How are you shipping them? - How are you selling them in that country? - How does the money get back to the US? IX. Appendix - Put any supporting pictures, graphics, articles, etc here

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