A group assignment for International Business Management class. The case is about a motorbike company from US that selecting the right country for investment. The options are Indonesia, India, Thailand, Australia & China.

1. INVESTING ABROAD
SELECTING THE PREFERRED COUNTRY
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International Business Management
Group Assignment

2. CONTENT
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Preface
Countries’ Highlight
Indonesia
India
China
Thailand
Australia
Investment Indicators
Conclusions

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PREFACE
What We Are…
A motorbike company from USA wants to
invest for a new market. Need to select one
of the choices as follow:
1. Indonesia
2. India
3. Thailand
4. Australia
5. China
HowWe Do It…
By collecting several data from each
countries, then comparing them each other
to find the most preferred country for the
investment.

4. COUNTRIES’ HIGHLIGHT
What they’re good at…
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INDONESIA
252,812,245 people
856.07 bio US$
1.163 US$ / annum
Largest archipelago
Most populous Muslim-majority
4th populous country on Earth
Most volcanoes on Earth
2nd longest coastline
World’s 5th most labor force

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INDIA
1,267,401,849 people
2,047.81 bio US$
628 US$ / annum
2nd most populous country
World’s 2nd most labor force
5th world’s petrol producer
4th longest railway network
BOLLYWOOD!!!

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CHINA
1,363,585,838 people
9,240.27 bio US$
24.272 US$ / annum
1nd most populous country
World’s 1nd most labor force
1th world’s steel producer
Almost anything “Made in China”
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THAILAND
64,865,523 people
3,872.5 bio US$
3.012 US$ / annum
Lowest corporate tax (between 5)
Led by military
Still has a respected King
Some industries from Indonesia
moved to Thailand.
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AUSTRALIA
19,913,144 people
1,560.59 bio US$
34.358 US$ / annum
Land of kangaroo 
Stable economy & politic
Has the famous “Great Barrier
Reef”
Relatively safer than the other 4.
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10. INVESTMENT INDICATORS
The countries side-by-side…
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11. India Thailand Australia China
Indonesia
A B A B A B A B A B
INVESTMENT INDICATORS
1 Population 3 3 9 4 12 2 6 1 3 5 15
2 Gross domestic product (GDP) 3 2 6 4 12 1 3 3 9 5 15
3 Producer Price Index (PPI) 3 3 9 5 15 4 12 2 6 1 3
4 Consumer Price Index (CPI) 3 4 12 5 15 3 9 2 6 1 3
5 Human Development Index (HDI) 3 2 6 1 3 4 12 5 15 3 9
6 Gini Coefficient (Gini index) 3 4 12 5 15 2 6 3 9 1 3
7 State and Territories 3 2 6 3 9 1 3 4 12 5 15
8 Media 4 3 12 2 8 4 16 5 20 1 4
9 Languages 3 2 6 3 9 1 3 5 15 4 12
10 Urbanization 3 1 3 3 9 4 12 5 15 2 6
11 Education 4 2 8 1 4 4 16 5 20 3 12
12 Health 4 3 12 2 8 5 20 4 16 1 4
13 Religion 3 2 6 1 3 3 9 4 12 5 15
14 Transport 4 2 8 1 4 3 12 5 20 4 16
15 Telecommunication 4 2 8 1 4 4 16 5 20 3 12
16 Salary 5 4 20 5 25 3 15 1 5 2 10
17 Land Price 3 4 12 3 9 2 6 5 15 1 3
18 Security 4 1 4 2 8 4 16 3 12 5 20
19 Infrastructure 4 2 8 1 4 4 16 5 20 3 12
20 Raw Material 4 1 4 4 16 2 8 3 12 5 20
21 Environment 3 3 9 1 3 4 12 5 15 2 6
22 Tax 3 4 12 2 6 5 15 1 3 3 9
23 Government 3 3 9 2 6 4 12 5 15 1 3
24 Political Stabilitation 3 4 12 2 6 1 3 5 15 3 9
25 Economic Stabilitation 3 4 12 3 9 5 15 2 6 1 3
26 Cultural 3 2 6 1 3 3 9 4 12 5 15
27 Export Facility 3 2 6 3 9 1 3 4 12 5 15
28 Criminalitas 4 1 4 2 8 4 16 3 12 5 20
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COMPARISON MATRIX
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TOTAL 241 242 301

12. CONCLUSIONS
Where the investment goes to…
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13. What the Expert Says…
Global Opportunities Index; a
published foreign investment
research done by Milken Institute;
has same result which shows that
between those 5 countries, Australia
is the most preferred.
http://www.globalopportunityindex.org/opportunity.taf?page=rankings
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CONLUSIONS
The Investment Goes To…
A U S T R A L I A
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14. THANK YOU
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