AFFECTING INT NEGOTIATIONS

AFFECTING INT NEGOTIATIONS

1. POLITICAL

   • FOREIGN POLICIES
   • POTENTIAL POLITICAL FALLOUT
   • GOVERNMENTAL INTERFERENCE
     • GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
   • IDEOLOGIES
     • POLITICAL FREEDOM

2. ECONOMIC

   • INFLATION
   • GROWTH

3. FINANCIAL

   • CURRENCY FLUCTUATIONS
   • FOREIGN EXCHANGE
     • REPATRIATE PROFITS
     • FOREIGN PATENTS
   • CURRENCY FUTURES MAKETS

4. CULTURAL

   • RELATIONSHIPS
   • LANGUAGE

5. LEGAL

   • LAWS
     • PROHIBIT CERTAIN TYPES OF TRANSACTIONS
   • ECONOMIC SECTORS
     • OFTEN KEPT OFF-LIMITS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENTS

6. NATURAL

   • LABOR UNION