Outline
Jenny Pham
Ineida Soares
Olivia Keynon
Title: LifeStraw Family Pack 1.0
I. Introduction
a. Within Africa, Ghana has grown much attention to the LifeStraw Family Pack 1.0 because of its lack of clean water, waterborne illnesses, and interesting liability for the population.
II. Product Profile (Olivia)
III. Country Culture Profile (Olivia)
IV. Country Risk Assessment (Jenny)
a. Political Assessment within the last 5 years
i. Terrorism
Travelers
ii. Nationalization Incidences
Health system iii. Abrupt changes in government
1960-70s: no official Ghana government iv. The Political System:
v. Trade Restrictions:
Free imports- 400 cigarettes, 100 cigars, 1 lbs. of tobacco, 1 quart of wine, 1 quart of spirits, half pint of perfume, theirs is limit of 1,000 Cedi which can be exported legally
Prohibited- illegal drugs, weapons, explosives and ammunition, counterfeit money, foreign soil, plants and seed
Restriction- cats, dogs or other animals being imported will require and import permit from the veterinary head office vi. Relationships with International
U.S, The Britain and the Commonwealth, Africa vii. Trade Agreements
NAFT, EU, Mercosur: Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), and the European Union (EU) viii. Any Legal (international) trade dispute
Based on the British Common law
b. Economic Assessment within the last 5 years
i. GDP: as of 2014, $8.2 billion, 7.0% growth ii. GNP: as of 2013 its at 100.5 billion PPP dollars iii. Exchange Rate Issues: 1 Ghanaian Cedi = 0.31 US Dollar iv. Unemployment Rate: 2014: 11.0%
v. Education Rate: from 2008-12 ages from 15-24 male: 88.3% female: 83.2% vi. Inflation: as of October 2014 16.90% vii. Balance of Payments: as of 2011 it was $3,500,545,000 viii. FDI inflows and outflows: inflows- measured at 8.09 in 2012 by the World Bank. Outflows- measured at 0.06 in 2011 by the World Bank ix. Privatization Incidences: water services, the lack of clean water and to sanitation systems are central public health concerns.
V.
Ineida Soares
Olivia Keynon
Title: LifeStraw Family Pack 1.0
I. Introduction
a. Within Africa, Ghana has grown much attention to the LifeStraw Family Pack 1.0 because of its lack of clean water, waterborne illnesses, and interesting liability for the population.
II. Product Profile (Olivia)
III. Country Culture Profile (Olivia)
IV. Country Risk Assessment (Jenny)
a. Political Assessment within the last 5 years
i. Terrorism
Travelers
ii. Nationalization Incidences
Health system iii. Abrupt changes in government
1960-70s: no official Ghana government iv. The Political System:
v. Trade Restrictions:
Free imports- 400 cigarettes, 100 cigars, 1 lbs. of tobacco, 1 quart of wine, 1 quart of spirits, half pint of perfume, theirs is limit of 1,000 Cedi which can be exported legally
Prohibited- illegal drugs, weapons, explosives and ammunition, counterfeit money, foreign soil, plants and seed
Restriction- cats, dogs or other animals being imported will require and import permit from the veterinary head office vi. Relationships with International
U.S, The Britain and the Commonwealth, Africa vii. Trade Agreements
NAFT, EU, Mercosur: Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), and the European Union (EU) viii. Any Legal (international) trade dispute
Based on the British Common law
b. Economic Assessment within the last 5 years
i. GDP: as of 2014, $8.2 billion, 7.0% growth ii. GNP: as of 2013 its at 100.5 billion PPP dollars iii. Exchange Rate Issues: 1 Ghanaian Cedi = 0.31 US Dollar iv. Unemployment Rate: 2014: 11.0%
v. Education Rate: from 2008-12 ages from 15-24 male: 88.3% female: 83.2% vi. Inflation: as of October 2014 16.90% vii. Balance of Payments: as of 2011 it was $3,500,545,000 viii. FDI inflows and outflows: inflows- measured at 8.09 in 2012 by the World Bank. Outflows- measured at 0.06 in 2011 by the World Bank ix. Privatization Incidences: water services, the lack of clean water and to sanitation systems are central public health concerns.
V.