Master in Emerging Markets BRIC Countries China India Russia Brazil FDI

- History of China.
- About China: geography, population, languages, religion, ...

- Chinese economy.
- Financial system.
- Industry and services.
- Agriculture.
- Foreign trade. Imports and exports.

- Logistic in China.
- Ports of China: Shanghai, Dalian, Tianjin, Guangzhou, Ningbo.
- Main logistic companies: COSCO, CSCL, SINOTRANS.

- The China Customs.
- Import export customs procedures.
- Shanghai customs.
- Guangzhou customs.

- Foreign direct investment (FDI).
- Investment environment in China.
- Sectors for investing.
- Tips for investing.
- Project set-up.
- Investment costs and procedures.
- Case study: Wal-Mart in China.

- The city of Shanghai.
- Economy. Foreign trade.
- Investing in Shanghai FDI. Taxation.
- Case study: Siemens.

- Hong Kong: gateway to China.
- HK economy. Foreign trade.
- The Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA).
- Setting up in Hong Kong.

- ZTE.
- Mengniu Dairy.
- Shanghai Silk.
- CHINT.
- Galanz.
- Haier.
- Lifan Motorcycles.
- Nine Dragons Paper.
- Hangzhou Wahaha.

- Population, main cities, Ayurvedic, ...
- History of India.
- India: The "spiritual land".
- Religion. The Hinduism.
- Values of Indian society.

- The Indian economy.
- Foreign trade. Foreign Direct Investment FDI.
- Industrial sectors (engineering, steel, automotive, biotechnology, ...)
- Services sector (Software, Bollywood,...)
- Indian Micro, small and medium enterprises.
- Indian middle class.

- Indian states.
- Economic profile of the 28 states and 7 Union Territories.

- Foreign Direct Investment in India. FDI policy.
- Investment opportunities and incentives in India.
- Business opportunities.
- Top sectors: electrical, services, telecommunications, transportation, information technology, ...
- Entry options for foreign investors.

- The state of Andhra Pradesh. Hyderabad.
- The economy: foreign trade, invest, industrial, services, ...
- Strategic sectors for investing. Automobile industry. Foreign direct investment FDI.
- Investment and industrial policies. Port of Visakhapatna.

- The state of Gujarat.
- Economy of Gujarat. Foreign trade.
- Key players: Essar, Aditya Birla, Larsen and Toubro, ...
- Foreign Direct Investment FDI in Gujarat (licenses, set-up, costs, ...)
- Business opportunities in Gujarat. Agribusiness, information technology, biotechnology, automotive, ...

- The State of Karnataka.
- Economy. Foreign trade. Foreign Direct Investment FDI.
- The Silicon Valley of India.
- Information technology in Karnataka.
- Doing business in Karnataka.

- Group profile.
- International operations.
- Tata Motors.
- Nano "the people's car".

- About Mexico.
- Mexican economy. Foreign trade.
- Free Trade Agreements.
- Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Mexico.
- Strategic sectors: software, agribusiness, plastic, footwear, ...
- Setting up business.

- Introduction to Brazil.
- Brazilian economy. Foreign trade.
- Economic policies. European Union and Brazil.
- Business opportunities: agribusiness, technological, ...
- Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Brazil.
- Foreign capital: Legal aspects. Setting up business
- Public Private Partnership (PPP).

- Sao Paulo, the "Brazil's locomotive".
- The economy of Sao Paulo.
- Doing business.
- Business opportunities in Sao Paulo.
- Public and private sector. PPP (Public Private Partnerships).

- Introduction to Russia.
- State system of the Russian Federation.
- Climate and geography.
- History and culture.
- Religion (Russian Orthodox Church).
- Russian language.
- Other: arts, architecture, mafia, education, ...

- Community of Independent States (CIS).
- CIS countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan.
- Russian Autonomous Republics.

- Russian economy. Historical background. Foreign trade.
- Natural resources. Agriculture.
- Industry and energy. Yukos Oil. Gazprom.
- Environmental outlook in Russia.
- Banking and finance.
- The labor force.
- Transportation.
- Russian customs.
- Doing business.
- Negotiating in Russia

- The Port of St. Petersburg.
- Main ports of Russia.

- Introduction. The NADI.
- Foreign Direct Investment in Russia. Origins and destinations of FDI inflows.
- Legislation and business climate in Russia. FDI policy.
- Investment opportunities.
- Establishing a business in Russia. Taxation.
- Russian investment funds.

- Introduction. Bank of Russia.
- Analisys of Russian payment system.

- Introduction to The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
- Saudi Arabian economy. Foreign trade.
- Business in Riyadh and Jiddah. The Holy city of Makkah.
- The economic cities: King Abdullah, Jazan, Prince AbdulAziz and Knowledge economic city (KEC).
- The industrial cities: Jubail and Yanbu.
- Invest in Saudi Arabia. FDI. Success stories: Dow Chemical, SHARQ, SABIC-Ma'aden, Sumimoto, Rio Tinto, Mobile Telephone, SAP, CISCO, ...
- Case study: Saudi Aramco. Dallah Albaraka. Savola group.

- Introduction to the United Arab Emirates. Dubai. Abu Dhabi.
- The economy of UAE. Foreign trade.
- Foreign direct investment (FDI) in United Arab Emirates. Invest in the Emirates.
- Set up business in Dubai United Arab Emirates.
- Case study: Al Jazeera. Sharjah world book fair. Mubadala development company.

- Introduction to Indonesia. Bahasa language.
- Indonesian economy. Foreign trade.
- Doing business in Indonesia.
- Industrial states. Infrastructure facilities. Banking. Sabang freeport zone.
- Foreign direct investment in Indonesia FDI.
- Negotiating in Indonesia. Tips.
- Case study: Telkom Group. PT Panggung Electric Citrabuana.

- Introduction to Malaysia. Political system. Ethnic groups. Religion. Bahasa Malayu.
- Infrastructure. Government policies. Malaysia's free trade agreements.
- Malaysian economy. Foreign trade. Business environment.
- Key sectors in Malaysia: metal, electrical and electronics, engineering, food industry, machinery and equipment, medical devices, petrochemical and polymer, pharmaceuticals, rubber, textiles, wood.
- Doing business and invest (FDI) in Malaysia. Negotiating.
- Cases study: Telekom Malaysia Berhad. PADINI.

- Introduction to Philippines.
- Doing business in Manila.
- The Philippine economy.
- Philippine's foreign trade. Foreign direct investment FDI.
- Business opportunities in Philippines: electronics, software development, BPO business process outsourcing, cement, renewable energy, ...
- Case study. San Miguel Corp. SM Group

- Introduction to Vietnam.
- Vietnamese economy. Foreign trade.
- Transport and logistic in Vietnam.
- Vietnam FDI (Foreign direct investment).
- Introduction on investment forms. Investment registration agency.
- Business costs in Vietnam.
- Cases study: Mobilfone. Zamil Steel.

- Introduction to the Islamic Republic of Iran. Tehran. Language Persian (Farsi). Religion Shi'ite.
- Economy of Iran. Privatization. Banking system. Financial sector.
- Foreign trade of Iran. Potential export sectors. Export development bank of Iran. Iran customs administration (IRICA).
- Foreign direct investments in Iran (FDI).
- Iranian companies. Iranian national shipping lines. Wagon Pars. Iran carpet. Cooler Iran. Misr-Iran textile. Aburaihan pharmaceutical.
- Case study: Esfahan`s Mobarakeh steel. International north-south transport corridor (INSTC).

- Introduction.
- Egyptian economy. Foreign trade.
- Growth sectors.
- Invest in Egypt. Foreign Direct Investment FDI
- Open a business in Egypt. Cost of doing business.
- Case: Orascom Telecomm.

- Introduction to Nigeria.
- Nigerian economy. Foreign Trade.
- Main sectors: oil, gas, minerals, agriculture, information and telecommunications, tourism, manufacturing, mining, infrastructures.
- Doing business and invest in Nigeria. FDI.
- Import export formalities. Export processing (Free Trade Zones).
- Case study: Transnational Corporation, Nigerian Breweries, Churchgate Group, Starcomms.

- Introduction to South Africa.
- The economy of South Africa. Foreign trade.
- Economic relationships with Africa, Asia, Europe and America.
- Economic profile of SA provinces.
- Business and investing opportunities in South Africa. FDI Foreign direct investment.
- Case studies: Automotive industry. State-owned enterprises. World Cup. BPO and Off-shoring.

- Introduction to the Republic of Kenya. Nairobi and Mombasa.
- The Kenya's economy. Foreign Trade. Key economic institutions.
- Kenya's International trade agreements.
- Doing business and investing in Kenya (FDI Foreign Direct Investment). Kenya Investment Authority (KenInvest)
- Business opportunities in Kenya: Agro-Processing, Horticulture, Manufacturing, Knowledge industry, Infrastructure ...
- Doing Business in Nairobi and Mombasa.
- Case study. General Motors East Africa. REA Vipingo. East African Breweries.

- Introduction to Colombia.
- Colombian Economy and Foreign Trade.
- Natural resources. Infrastructure.
- Doing Business in Colombia.
- Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Colombia.
- Businesses in Bogota. Create a company.
- Case study: South American Investment Group.

- Introduction to Argentina.
- Economic profile of the Argentine Provinces.
- Argentinean Economy.
- Argentine Foreign Trade. Imports and exports.
- Foreign Direct Investment in Argentina.
- Cases study: Automotive industry. Biotechnology. Software & IT Services. Creative Industries.
- Doing businesses in Buenos Aires.
- Case study: Audiovisual Industry in Buenos Aires.
- Case studies: Arcor.

- About Turkey.
- Turkish economy. Foreign trade: export import.
- Foreign direct investment (FDI).
- Doing business in Turkey.

- Introduction to exporting.
- Advantages of exporting.
- Resources needed.
- Starting the export activity.
- The export process.
- Problems deriving from non-internationalisation.
- Introduction to foreign direct investment (FDI).

- Globalization and international business. Positive and negative effects. Historical background.
- Globalization: international trade and financial markets. Cultural, political, and environmental dimensions of globalization.
- Globalization and international institutions: United Nations, WTO, WB, IMF, European Union).
- Liberalisation. The role of the World Trade Organisation.
- Regionalism. World economic agreements.
- Emerging markets. BRICM countries. India and China.
- World financial and economic crisis. Regional analysis: Africa, Asia, Europe, Arab countries. Global food crisis.
- Antiglobalization.

- United Nations. UNCTAD. INTRACEN.
- World Bank (WB).
- World Trade Organization (WTO).
- International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
- International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).
- Other international institutions.

- The culture and the global society. Religion and international business.
- High and low context culture (Edward Hall).
- Cultural dimension (Hofstede): Power distance, Individual, Long-Term orientation, ...
- The seven dimensions of culture (Trompenaars).
- Cross-cultural communication and the international marketing plan.
- Intercultural management and international business.
- Cultural patterns and markets. Countries classification. Key strategies to dealing with new cultures.
- Case study: Ceramic tiles perception in diferentes markets. Hofstede's Dimensions and World's Religions.
- How to negotiate successfully in ...

- Internationalization. Competitive strategy and international competitiveness.
- Global strategy. Strategic audit.
- Five forces model. SWOT Analysis.
- PEST and value Chain analysis.
- Cases of internationalization.

- Introduction to the Foreign direct investment (FDI).
- FDI outlook.
- World Trade Organization and FDI. Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures (TRIMs).
- OECD and the Foreign Direct Investment.
- European Union policy on FDI.
- The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency's (MIGA).
- Appendices: Index of economic freedom (Heritage). FDI atlas. FDI and developing countries.

- United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and Foreign Direct Investment.
- FDI index. Inward and outward index. Methodology.
- World investment report.
- Global Investment Prospects Assessment (GIPA).
- Investment compass tool.

- Establishing companies abroad: sales delegations, affiliated companies, branches, joint ventures.
- Optimizing expropriation risks.
- Corporate governance.
- Developing countries.
- Case: Reconstruction of industry in ex-Soviet Republics.

- Languages of the world. The "linguas francas".
- Emerging languages (Chinese, Russian, Hindi, ...)
- Languages for international business: French, Spanish, Portuguese.
- Digital translation tools. Specialized portals.