In groups of three or four, take the role of board members of a global business faced with increasingly difficult trading conditions in a country you have been operating in for some years.
It is becoming increasingly apparent that the country’s government is trying to force you out of the market for political and economic reasons.
1. They are demanding that you incorporate a minimum of 40 percent local content in your products. Discuss what this means.
2. They are blaming staff shortages in customs for import delays. What are they doing?
3. What are your general recommendations to the business in this situation?