Outline For An International Business Plan (Page 3 of 9) in pdf

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a. Introduction

b. Population

Total Population, as well as growth rates, number of live births, and birthrates

Population Distribution (including age, sex, migration rates and patterns, ethnic

groups, groups; geographic areas subdivided as urban,

suburban, and rural, densities of these)

c. Economic Statistics and Activity

Gross national product (GNP or GDP)

Growth Rate

Personal Income Per Capita

Average Family Income

Distribution of Wealth

Income Classes (including lower, middle, upper, and proportion of population in

each)

d. Primary Indigenous Natural Resources

e. Surface Transportation (modes, availability, usage rates)

f. Ports (main ports, quality of infrastructure, available services)

g. Communication Systems (types, availability, usage rates)

h. Working Conditions

Employer-Employee Relationships

Worker Wages and Benefits

White Color Salaries and Benefits

i. Labor Force (including size and unemployment rates)

j. Principal Industries

k. Inward Foreign Direct Investment (including type and amounts of key investment

categories)

l. International Trade Statistics

Major Exports (including products categories, dollar value per year, and trends)

Major Imports (including products categories, dollar value per year, and trends)

Balance-of-Payments Situation (e.g., surplus or deficit?)

Currency (including recent and historic exchange rates, and forecasts if available)

Trade Barriers (tariffs, non-tariff barriers, quotas, import taxes, and embargoes, if

any. Also include here any relevant information on trade barriers and regulations

specific to the industry and product)

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