international finance
2: Coronavirus Consulting Project
OR
3: Chinese Tariff Consulting Project
Choose Only One
Choose #1: As we all are now (somewhat painfully aware) Great Britain voted to leave the EU officially on 12/31/2020. The consequences of this move will be monumental even if they are not currently well understood, or even well known. The current state of exit negotiations with the EU has not clarified this situation and in fact some analysts believe the UK has lost an entire year dithering about what it wants to accomplish.
Case Situation: You are a senior member of an international risk management firm. An important and long standing client with significant operations in the UK, EU and North America has come to you for advice on the potential impact of the British exit from the EU. The client’s main business is selling financial instruments for hedging.
: The global economy is now reeling from the effects of the coronavirus COVID – 19 pandemic. The long-term effects of this global health crisis are largely unknown but widely believed to be hugely negative. Yet there are reasons to believe that some sectors will benefit and even thrive if they are adroit enough to successfully manage the next 3 years.
Case Situation: You are a senior member of an international risk management firm. An important and long-standing client with significant operations in the EU and North America has come to you for advice on the potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The client’s main business is surgical and pulmonary instruments for hospitals and clinics.
Take a position on where your client should locate operations after December 2020, what it should produce and what marketing plans should be implemented.
Choose #3: We are now aware that we are in the midst of a full on trade war with China the levels and consequences of which are largely unknown.