Country Risk Assessment
Country Risk Assessment:
Brazil and the Financial Services Industry
Table of Contents
Executive Summary…………………………………..….…………………………... 03
Overview of Financial Services in Brazil………………………………………….. 04
Brazil’s Political Factors……………………...…………..….……………...….…... 06
Brazil’s Economic Factors……………………………….…..….…..………………. 07 Brazil’s Social Factors…………………………………..….………...…………....… 10 Brazil’s Business Environment................................................................. 14
Brazil’s Physical and Virtual Infrastructure…………….………...…………….. 17
Conclusion…………………………………..….….…......................................... 18
Appendix……………………………………………………………....……...……….. 19
Bibliography………………………………………….……………….…………..…… 20
Executive Summary As older companies dwindle in the economic market, emerging companies with new and improved products are being formed. These new companies are taking over the economic market today and only the profitable ones will remain. Through the demand of the emerging companies, the risk assessment agency has been asked to complete a detailed risk assessment of Brazil’s financial services industry. The agency has done some extensive research of the political, economical, and social factors that affect the results of the financial services industry. Brazil’s business environment and physical and virtual infrastructure have also been examined. A table is shown below, illustrating our risk assessment of each major dimension within Brazil’s financial services industry. Each section was weighted and evaluated on a scale of 1-5, with 1 being the lowest level of risk and 5 being the highest level of risk that can be assigned. Dimensions | Weight | Risk (1-5) | Weighted Average | Political Factors | 30% | 3.6 | 1.08 | Economic Factors | 25% | 3.05 | 0.7625 | Social Factors | 15% | 3.25 | 0.4875 | Business Environment | 20% | 2.2 | 0.44 | Infrastructure | 10% | 1.5 | 0.15 | Total | 100% | | 2.92 |
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Brazil and the Financial Services Industry
Table of Contents
Executive Summary…………………………………..….…………………………... 03
Overview of Financial Services in Brazil………………………………………….. 04
Brazil’s Political Factors……………………...…………..….……………...….…... 06
Brazil’s Economic Factors……………………………….…..….…..………………. 07 Brazil’s Social Factors…………………………………..….………...…………....… 10 Brazil’s Business Environment................................................................. 14
Brazil’s Physical and Virtual Infrastructure…………….………...…………….. 17
Conclusion…………………………………..….….…......................................... 18
Appendix……………………………………………………………....……...……….. 19
Bibliography………………………………………….……………….…………..…… 20
Executive Summary As older companies dwindle in the economic market, emerging companies with new and improved products are being formed. These new companies are taking over the economic market today and only the profitable ones will remain. Through the demand of the emerging companies, the risk assessment agency has been asked to complete a detailed risk assessment of Brazil’s financial services industry. The agency has done some extensive research of the political, economical, and social factors that affect the results of the financial services industry. Brazil’s business environment and physical and virtual infrastructure have also been examined. A table is shown below, illustrating our risk assessment of each major dimension within Brazil’s financial services industry. Each section was weighted and evaluated on a scale of 1-5, with 1 being the lowest level of risk and 5 being the highest level of risk that can be assigned. Dimensions | Weight | Risk (1-5) | Weighted Average | Political Factors | 30% | 3.6 | 1.08 | Economic Factors | 25% | 3.05 | 0.7625 | Social Factors | 15% | 3.25 | 0.4875 | Business Environment | 20% | 2.2 | 0.44 | Infrastructure | 10% | 1.5 | 0.15 | Total | 100% | | 2.92 |
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