Master in Emerging Markets and Foreign Direct Investment FDI (e-learning)

The Master in Emerging Markets and Foreign Direct Investment FDI (e-learning) is designed to provide all the knowledge, tools and techniques related to the Foreign Direct Investment and doing business in Emerging Markets.

1. Globalization. International business.
2. World Trade Agreements.
3. Review of World Organizations (World Trade Organization, World Bank, United Nations,...)
4. Historical Background
5. The State of the World

International Transport and Logistics

1. International Transport and Logistics.
2. International Modes of Transport.
3. Marine Transport (Documentation, Costs, Freight, Insurance).
4. Air Transport. Road Transport. Rail Transport.
5. Multimodal Transport.
6. Selecting a Mode of Transport.
7. Transport Documents. Transport Insurance.
8. Export Packaging. Containers.
9. e-Logistics.

International Contracts

1. Introduction
2. The Vienna Convention
3. Clauses
4. Arbitration
5. Examples of Contracts

International e-business

1. e-Business Fundamentals.
2. e-Processes (CRM, SCM, Call centers, e-Procurement,...)
3. e-Security (Digital Signature, SSL Protocol, Secure Electronic Transactions)

1. The culture and the global society.
2. Religion, culture and business.
3. Cultural patterns and markets.
4. High and Low context culture
5. Theories: Edward Hall, Geert Hofstede, Trompenaars
6. Intercultural Management
7. Countries classification

Languages for International Business: French, Spanish or Portuguese

1. Introduction to the FDI
2. Foreign Direct Investment Outlook.
3. World Trade Organization and Foreign Direct Investment.
4. OECD and the Foreign Direct Investment
5. European Union Policy on Foreign Direct Investment
6. The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency's (MIGA)
7. Appendices: Index of Economic Freedom (Heritage). FDI Atlas. Foreign Direct Investment and Developing Countries.

1. UNCTAD and Foreign Direct Investment
2. FDI Index. Inward and Outward Foreign Direct Investment Index. Methodology
3. World Investment Report
4. Global Investment Prospects Assessment (GIPA)
5. The Investment Compass Tool

1. INVESTMENTS ABROAD
   - Sales delegations and productive investments
   - Opening a sales delegation
   - International structures for large companies
   - Multinational genesis
   - Establishing companies abroad: Affiliated companies, Branches, Joint Ventures
   - Optimizing expropriation risks
   - Ecology and multinational strategies. Corporate governance
2. Establishing a company in the United States.
3. Operating a business in the context of a developing country.
   - Problems of management of a company
   - Multinational programs of support in development
4. The situation in ex-Soviet Republics. Reconstruction of industry in ex-Soviet Republics.

Competitive strategy and international competitiveness

1. Competitive strategy and international competitiveness
2. Global strategy. Strategic audit
3. Five forces model. SWOT Analysis
4. Value Chain Analysis
5. Cases

Asia: Institutions and Agreements

1. Asian Development Bank (ADB)
2. Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
3. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
4. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific ESCAP
5. Other institutions and agreements.

China Introduction

1. History of China
2. About China: geography, population, languages, religion, ...

China Economy

1. China Economy
2. Financial system
3. Industry
4. Agriculture

China Transport and Logistics

1. Introduction
2. Main Ports of China
3. Main logistic companies

1. The China Customs
2. Customs procedures
3. Shanghai Customs
4. Guangzhou Customs District
5. Import & Export procedures

1. Investment Environment
2. Sectors for investing
3. Tips for investing.
4. Project Set-up.
5. Investment costs and procedures.
6. Wal-Mart in China

Shanghai

1. The city of Shanghai
2. Shanghai Economy
3. Invest in Shanghai
4. Case study: Siemens in Shanghai
5. Taxation in Shanghai

Hong Kong

1. Hong Kong: Gateway to China
2. Hong Kong economy
3. The Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA)
4. Setting up in Hong Kong

Chinese Companies

1. ZTE
2. Mengniu Dairy Company Limited's
3. Shanghai Silk Group Co
4. CHINT
5. Galanz
6. Haier
7. Lifan Motorcycles
8. Nine Dragons Paper Limited
9. Hangzhou Wahaha Group Co

India

1. Introduction to India: The spiritual land.
2. History of India
3. Religion. The Hinduism
4. Values of Indian society

India Economy

1. The Indian Economy. Economic Outlook
2. Indian External Trade
3. Industrial sector
4. Services sector. Indian Film Industry “Bollywood”.
5. Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

Indian States and Union Territories

1. Introduction
2. Economic profile of the 28 states and 7 Union territories.

Invest in India

1. Investment Opportunities and Incentives
2. Foreign Direct Investment in India
3. Foreign Direct Investment policy
4. Business opportunities
5. Entry Options for Foreign Investors
6. Taxation in India

1. The State of Andhra Pradesh
2. The Economy of Andhra Pradesh
3. Strategic sectors for investing
4. Foreign Direct Investment and Industrial Policies

Gujarat

1. The State of Gujarat
2. The economy of Gujarat
3. Key players in Gujarat (Essar Group, Aditya Birla Group, Larsen and Toubro Ltd, …)
4. Investing in Gujarat (licenses, set-up, costs, …)
5. Business opportunities in Gujarat
6. Invest Opportunities in Agribusiness Sector
7. Invest Opportunities in Information Technology
8. Invest Opportunities in Biotechnology
9. Invest Opportunities in Automotive Sector

Bangalore

1. The State of Karnataka
2. Bangalore the Silicon Valley of India
3. Information Technology in Karnataka
4. Doing Business in Karnataka

The TATA GROUP

1. Tata Group profile
2. International operations
3. Tata Motors
4. Tata Nano “the people’s car”

1. The Singapore Economy
2. Singapore’s advantages
3. Made in Singapore: Manufacturing Excellence
4. Key Industry Sectors
5. Setting Up in Singapore

1. Japan's Economy
2. Attractive Japanese sectors: Automotive Parts, Retail, ICT, Biotechnology, Medical Care and the Environment
3. Economic Profiles of Japan's regions
4. Doing Business in Tokyo
5. Foreign Direct Investment in Japan
6. How to Set up Business in Japan
7. Success stories of FDI

Vietnam

1. About Vietnam
2. Vietnam's Economy
3. Strategies for Specific Industry Development
4. Invest in Vietnam. Foreign Direct Investment

Indonesia and Malaysia

1.  Indonesia: Introduction. Economy. Doing Business.
2.  Malaysia: Introduction. Economy. Doing Business.

Iran and Pakistan

1.  Iran: Introduction. Economy. Doing Business.
2.  Pakistan: Introduction. Economy. Doing Business.

Doing Business in other Asian Countries

America: Institutions and Agreements

1. Inter-American Development Bank
2. The North American Free Trade Agreement
3. Andean Community
4. Southern Common Market
5. Other institutions and agreements.

Mexico

1. About Mexico
2. Economic Outlook.
3. Free Trade Agreements of Mexico.
4. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Mexico.
5. Why Invest in Mexico?
6. Sectors: Software, Agribusiness, Plastic and rubber, Footwear, ...
7. Setting up Business in Mexico

Brazil

1. Introduction to Brazil.
2. Economic Outlook.
3. Foreign Trade of Brazil
4. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)  in Brazil.
5. Setting up Business in Brazil
6. Foreign Capital: Legal aspects
7. Public-Private Partnership (PPP)

Sao Paulo

1. Sao Paulo, the “Brazil's locomotive”
2. The Economy of Sao Paulo
3. Doing Business in Sao Paulo
4. Public and private sector. PPP.
5. Business Opportunities in Sao Paulo

Panama

1. About Panama. Economic Outlook
2. Inversion Clusters: services, tourism, logistics, IT, energy, agribusiness.
3. Investing in Panama
4. Foreign Companies in Panama.
5. Legal framework for FDI in Panama.

1. About Florida and Miami. Economic Outlook.
2. International Advantages.
3. Financial Advantages and Incentives.
4. Florida industry clusters
5. Setting up Business in Florida: Corporations and Limited Liability Company (LLC)

Argentina

1. Introduction to Argentina
2. Argentina's economy
3. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Argentina. Why Invest in Argentina?
4. Strategic Sector for Investment
5. How to Set up Business in Argentina
6. Doing Business in Buenos Aires
7. Argentinean companies.

Colombia

1. Introduction to Colombia
2. Colombia's economy
3. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in COLOMBIA. Why Invest in Colombia?
4. Strategic Sector for Investment
5. How to Set up Business in Colombia
6. Doing Business in Bogotá
7. Colombian companies.

Doing Business in other American Countries

Africa: Institutions and Agreements

1. The African Development Bank
2. African Union
3. New Partnership for Africa’s Development NEPAD
4. The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
5. Other institutions and agreements.

Middle East: Institutions and Agreements

1. League of Arab States
2. Islamic Development Bank
3. Organization of the Islamic Conference
4. Other institutions and agreements.

Dubai United Arab Emirates UAE

1. Introduction to Dubai United Arab Emirates
2. The economy of United Arab Emirates
3. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Dubai.
4. Why Invest in Dubai?
5. How to Set up Business in Dubai
6. Doing Business in Dubai

Morocco

1. Introduction
2. The economy of Morocco
3. Main sectors
4. International Trade of Morocco
5. Invest in Morocco.

Egypt

1. Introduction to Egypt
2. Egyptian's Economy
3. Principal growth sectors
4. Foreign Direct Investment in Egypt
5. Invest in Egypt
6. Open a business in Egypt

Saudi Arabia and Yemen

1. Introduction to The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
2. Saudi Arabian economy
3. Main sectors of the economy
4. Why invest in Saudi Arabia?
5. Doing Business in Yemen

Doing business in other regional countries

1. Introduction.
2. The economy.
3. Local Institutions and Regional Integration.
4. The European Union
5. European Union Enlargement

Spain

1. General overview
2. The Economy
3. About Catalonia
4. Spanish companies

Doing Business in Russia.

Russia Introduction

• Introduction to Russia. Climate and Geography
• History and Culture
• Religion (Russian Orthodox Church)
• Russian Language
• Other: Arts, Architecture, Mafia, Education, ....

Russia Regions and the CIS Countries

1. CIS (Community of Independent Nations)
2. Russian Autonomous Republics

Russian economy

1. Introduction. Russia Economy. Historical background. Macro- economy
2. Natural Resources. Agriculture. Industry. Energy
3. The Environmental Outlook in Russia
4. Banking and finance. The labor force. Transportation. Russian Customs
5. Main Ports in Russia. The Port of St. Petersburg

Foreign Direct Investment in Russia

1. Foreign Direct Investment in Russia. Investment inflows.
2. Investment Opportunities. The NADI.
3. FDI legislation and business climate in Russia. Foreign Direct Investment policy.
4. Taxation in Russia.
5. Establishing a business in Russia: How to set up and register a company in Russia, company formations.
6. Russian Investment Funds

Payment System in Russia

Turkey

1. Introduction
2. Economy
3. FDI in Turkey

Czech Republic and Poland