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Mki Course 2 2020
Mki Course 2 2020
Mki Course 2 2020
COURSE 2
Global Marketing Environment
TOPICS
The World Economy – New Realities
Economic Systems
Stages of Market Development
International Trade Framework
International Marketing Environment
The Natural Environment
The Demographic Environment
The Technological Environment
The Political/Legal Environment
The Cultural Environment
The Transnational Environment
The World Economy – New Realities
High-
Upper- income
Lower- middle GNI
middle income 12,235
Low
income income
GNI GNI12,23
GNI 1,005 5
d 3955
Stages of Market Development
Low-Income Countries
Limited industrialization and a high percentage of the population engaged in
agriculture and subsistence farming
High birth rates, short life expectancy
Low literacy rates
Heavy reliance on foreign aid
Political instability and unrest
Concentration in Africa south of the Sahara
Upper-Middle-Income Countries
the percentage of the population engaged in agriculture drops sharply
high literacy rates, strong education systems
wages are rising, but they are still significantly lower than in the advanced
countries
Ex: China, Brazil, India, South Africa
Stages of Market Development
High-Income Countries
The countries in this category reached their present income level through
a process of sustained economic growth
The service sector accounts for more than half of national output
the processing and exchange of information become increasingly
important
Product and market opportunities in a postindustrial society are heavily
dependent upon new products and innovations
aid decision-making in
international/global strategy
planning;
The world economy has changed profoundly since World War II.
Current population
Age levels
Population control
The Demographic Environment
Political risk = the risk of loss when investing in a given country caused
by changes in a country’s political structure or policies, such as tax laws,
tariffs, expropriation of assets, or restriction in repatriation of profits.
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has its origins in the GATT,
to which it became the successor organization in January of 1995.
The WTO is based on agreements signed by the majority of the world’s
trading nations – 164 members in 2019
oversees global trade rules among nations.
has fueled globalization with both positive and negative effects.
The main focus of the WTO is to provide open lines of communication
concerning trade among its members.
The Transnational Environment
The World Bank Group is one of the world’s largest sources of funding
and knowledge for developing countries
Regional Institutions
The European Union (EU) now represents an important market size internally and
market power externally.
Similar market agreements have been formed by other groups of nations.
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the
MERCOSUR in Latin America, and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
2. CUSTOMS UNION
A customs union represents the logical evolution of a free trade area.
members of a customs union agree to the establishment of common
external tariffs (CETs)
Andean Community, the Central American Integration System (SICA)
and CARICOM.
The Transnational Environment- Preferential Trade Agreements
3. COMMON MARKET
A common market is the next level of economic integration
In addition to the removal of internal barriers to trade and the
establishment of common external tariffs, the common market allows
for free movement of factors of production, including labor and capital
MERCOSUR - Brazilia, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay
The Transnational Environment- Preferential Trade Agreements
4. ECONOMIC UNION
An economic union builds upon the elimination of the internal tariff
barriers, the establishment of common external barriers, and the free
flow of factors
An economic union is a common marketplace not only for
goods but also for services and capital
EUROPEAN UNION
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