Description
While the 19th Century was largely the British Century with regard to trade and commerce - and the 20th is often called Century - the American no one can say what the 21st Century will bring. Will it be the Pacific Century? The Chinese Century? The only certainty is that successful business people of the 21st Century will compete on a global scale.
Dun & Bradstreet's Guide to Doing Business Around the World is designed for business professionals who want to capitalize on that worldwide market. It provides authoritative and up-to-date trade information, risk ratings, and political profiles for the top 40 trade partners of the U.S.A - giving you an invaluable framework for decision-making - and including for each country...
โข A concise economic overview
โข Vital facts such as statistics on Gross Domestic Product, GDP growth percentage, per capita income, trade flows with the U.S.A. .A.... population, population growth percentage, age breakdown, and other demographics... natural resources, languages, education, and more
โข D&B's Country Risk Ratings - covering monetary policy, trade policy (including tariffs, taxes, and licensing), capacity to meet out- standing payment liabilities, protection of property rights, foreign investment climate - and including comparative ratings of key factors, on a scale of 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent), so you can see exactly how each country matches up with every other one
โข Major U.S.A. exports - top U.S.A. prospects for export - and each country's comparative ranking as an export market for U.S.A. goods and services
โข A full section on politics and political influences on business, current leaders, and political parties
Since social and religious factors influence how business is conducted, separate sections cover these issues in each of the 40 countries plus cultural tips, protocol, negotiating styles even topics of conversation - along with pit- falls, faux pas, and blunders to avoid, so you know in every case just what to expect... what to say and do... and what to stay away from.
For example, you'll see:
โข the right way to present ideas (or criticism) in Germany although it goes against the tendencies of most U.S. citizens
โข why Belgium may be the best place to test market just about any product
โข what you can do to protect against being kidnapped in Colombia - the country with the highest kidnap rate in the world
โข common but easily misread idiomatic gestures that can cause serious problems - such as those of the visiting American who thought his Israeli client was demanding a bribe
โข and hundreds more!
Appendices cover documents used in international trade and recommended Websites. In addition, because trade data and business information is notoriously time-sensitive, today's boom is tomorrow's bust. Dun & Bradstreet's Guide to Doing Business Around the World offers an invaluable extra benefit of access to always-up-to-date data online. Up-to- the-minute information on political leaders and parties, holidays, and a wide range of other vital data from the Guide will be at your fingertips. ready to help you on your way to global success.
ISBN:9780135314845
