REQUIREMENT

Assume you have been appointed as the financial manager of a multinational company based in Malaysia. You are required to evaluate the opportunities and risks that the company faces when it invests overseas. The evaluation of the opportunities and risks should also consider the situation in the countries concerned in 2020.

(Note: Learners are required to choose TWO countries for the purpose of this assignment)

The assignment should highlight the following aspects:

3. Evaluation of the risks that need to be considered by the Malaysia-based company if it decides to invest in the countries concerned;

• Clear and detailed evaluation of the opportunities for the Malaysian-based company
• Non financial taking consideration the pandemic in 2020, identify the exact time to invest. Consider when WHO announce vaccine has been developed // pandemic caused closures of boundaries betwwen nations, travel prohibited, flight cancel and even cargo were limited
• Financial risk FDI // Risk of international investment
• Other risk political / socio economic risks / economic risk
• Able to provide relevant examples to support the evaluation.