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Country Analysis

• Summarize the cultural, economic, and financial environment of the selected country.
• Explain why these factors make the country favorable or unfavorable for Walmart’s expansion.

Foreign Exchange and Financial Environment

• Describe the country’s foreign exchange environment and explain how it could affect Walmart’s financial performance.
• Address the following factors:
  • Interest rates
  • Balance of payments
  • Government policies
  • Taxes, tariffs, and other relevant regulatory considerations

Foreign Exchange Risk Management

• Explain how Walmart should manage foreign exchange risk associated with operating in the selected country.

Financing Strategy

• Recommend how Walmart should fund the proposed expansion (or justify why expansion should not occur), considering capital structure, cost of capital, and risk.

The Walmart International Expansion Recommendation Paper

• must be min 7 pages 
  • title of paper in bold font
• must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph.
  • Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper. must use at least 3 scholarly, peer-reviewed, credible sources in addition to the course text