TM website (globaledge.msu.edu) to complete the
following exercises:
. The World Trade Organization maintains a database of regional trade
agreements.
You can search this database to identify all agreements that
a specific country participates in. Search the database to identify the
trade agreements that Japan currently participates in. What patterns do
you see?
Which region (or regions) of the world does Japan seem to be
focusing on in its trade endeavors?
. Your company has assigned you the task of investigating the various
trade blocs in Africa to see if your company can benefit from these trade
agreements while expanding into African markets. The first trade bloc
you come across is COMESA.
Prepare a short executive summary for
your company, explaining the level of integration the bloc has currently
achieved, the level it aspires to accomplish, and the relationships it has
with other African trade blocs.
