Write a report explaining why it is important to do a thorough analysis of a country’s corruption levels before investing.
Report •Executive Summary of our findings: This should give a summary of what we have found and our conclusions•why it is important to do a thorough analysis of a country’s corruption levels before investing•Some brief interesting success/failure stories related to developing countries like Nigeria and Brazil (we want to see some tension between opportunity that comes in the developing country vs. cost of doing business due to corruption).•Nigeria: •Current country profile •Corruption over time using various corruption index — make sure to use data to make your own graphs of corruption on Nigeria •Evidence from academics •Media coverage •What are the investment opportunities in Nigeria?•Aggregate data on investment returns in Nigeria (possibly segregated by sector) •Are these big or small opportunities? •What have other investors focused on in the past? Have they been successful stories? •Are there any areas that have not developed but are promising to invest on? •Willingness of political regime to fight corruption and promote investment •Brazil: •Current country profile •Corruption over time using various corruption index — make sure to use data to make your own graphs of corruption on Brazil •Evidence from academics •Media coverage •What are the investment opportunities in Brazil?•Aggregate data on investment returns in Nigeria (possibly segregated by sector) •Are these big or small opportunities? •What have other investors focused on in the past? Have they been successful stories? •Are there any areas that have not developed but its promising to invest on? •Willingness of political regime to fight corruption and promote investment •Comparisons between the countries•Chart of the different corruption levels •Comment not just on the level but on the trend •Comparison on the investment opportunities •Comparison on the political leadership and climate for investment •Final/Overall discussion •Final recommendations & Conclusion
