05.03.2025, Bergamo
Special Topis in International Business
Dear all,
First and foremost, I would like to thank you very much for your loyal cooperation & excellent engagement.
As you know, we have already completed 25% of the course. Congratulations on your continued work.
At the same time, I also wanted to officially point out that I usually consider those who are absent consecutively have already dropped out of my course. If this applies to you, I wish you all the best in other courses for the rest of your semester.
This evening I wanted to kindly ask you to read the following articles by next Monday:
(1) Cars Made in Britain, Post-Brexit
(2) EU Exports - Emerging Economy Opportunities
Please read & understand them in depth. More importantly, I would like you to investigate the following questions:
(1) How did Brexit impact (1) the UK economy, (2) the EU economy, (3) international trade & (4) foreign direct investment?
(2) How did foreign MNCs respond to the Brexit decision? Any particular examples?
(3) Are there any cases that the Brexit phenomenon impacted foreign MNCs & their strategies very positively?
It would be greatly appreciated if you could prepare a one-page summary note. It is because I will ask you to share your information in class next Monday.
Should you wish to gain additional class participation points, please feel free to hand it in online (09.03.2025 | Sunday | 20:00 pm).
Thank you very much for your great attention & continued commitment.
Buonaserata e ci vediamo prossimo lunedi.
Kindest wishes,
Norifumi Kawai
p.s. For International students, please enjoy your stay in Bergamo as much as you can!