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WEB EXERCISE DIRECTIONS

CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING WEB EXERCISES: #1 OR #2

DIRECTIONS:

References (all websites you visited) are required and to be cited under the References section of your response and formatted in the APA style . You can find out how to cite your references in APA style by going to Course Documents in Titanium and view the file, APA CITATION STYLES, under WEB EXERCISE GUIDELINES. You should do an internet search using whatever reliable service you find (Wikipedia, Google, Yahoo, etc.). Use complete sentences that are grammatically correct and no outlines or bullet points.

WEB EXERCISE #1

1. Part A: Who were the top 5 countries and give the $$ volume that the United States exported to in 2016?

Part B: Which countries were the top 5 and give the $$ volume that the United States imported from in 2016?

2. Visit the 3 websites of 3 of the following MNCs:

ACUMEN AFFILIATED COMPUTER SERVICES AITKEN SPENCE

ADIDAS ADITI TECHNOLOGIES ALSTOM

AIRBUS ADVANCED MIRCO SERVICES AKZO NOBEL

ALTRIA GROUP ALLIANCE GLOBAL GROUP INC. AIRFRANCE-KLM

ALFA LAVAL AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP ALCATEL-LUCENT

3. Explain in a minimum of 5 sentences for each of the 3 MNCs, the importance the company appears to place on international business? Be specific giving financial evidence when possible (for example, what are annual sales and what % are foreign or list the countries they do business with). (One paragraph for each MNC with a minimum of 5 sentences for each paragraph = 15 sentences minimum for answer #3).

4. In a minimum of 5 sentences for each MNC, list the foreign currencies that each MNC has volatility exposure for each of the 3 MNCs you researched in question 2 above? (One paragraph for each MNC with a minimum of 5 sentences for each paragraph = 15 sentences minimum for answer #4).

TOTAL MINIMUM SENTENCE COUNT FOR EXERCISE #1 = 30 sentences in addition to the U.S. export and import lists for 2016.

WEB EXERCISE #2

1. Visit the website of the Ex-Im Bank. List any 3 programs Ex-Im programs the Bank provides. Explain how each program works in a 5 sentences paragraph for each program (3 paragraphs each with a minimum of 5 sentences each = 15 sentences).

2. Choose 3 major international banks from the list below and visit the websites.

BANCO SANTANDER (Spain) COMMONWEALTH BANK (Australia)

BANCO BRADESCO (Brazil) UBS, SWITZERLAND

ROYAL BANK (Canada) MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL (Japan)

BANK OF CHINA SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL (Japan)

List 3 international trade financing services that each of the three banks provide and explain each of the three services for each of the three banks in at least 5 sentences for each service."

(3 paragraphs each bank with a minimum of 5 sentences in each of 9 paragraphs = 45 sentences).

TOTAL MINIMUM SENTENCE COUNT FOR EXERCISE #2 = 60 sentences