4.2.2 & 4.2.3

• factors which have to be assessed when assessing a country as a market


  disopsable income

  ease of doing business

  infrastructure

  political stability

  exchange rates
• factors which need to be considered when assessing a country as a production location 


  cost of production

  skills and availability of labour forces

  infrastructure

  location within trade bloc

  government incentives

  ease of doing business

  political stability

  natural resourcers

  likely return on investment
• what is a merger?


  a combination of 2 previously sperate firms which is achieved by forming a completely new firm in which the 2 original firms are intergrated