Walmart takes on the world minicase

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Walmart takes on the world minicase

• Erik Smith
• INB300 International Business
• Lynn Bertsch
• August 7, 2005

2
Population Density

• Population in excess of 1 billion
• Country approximately 1/3 the size of the United
  States
• (The World Factbook - India, July 28, 2005,
  Geography Section)

3
Purchasing Power Parity

• 3.319 Trillion
• 3,100 per Capita
• (The World Factbook - India, July 28, 2005,
  Economy Section)

4
Foreign Direct Investment

• 2.549 billion in 2004-2005
• Rougly 2.5 per capita
• (Economic Survey 2004-2005, n.d., p. 161)

5
Foreign Direct Investment Confidence

• Scores a 1.40
• Ranks 3
• Only lost to China and the United States
• (FDI Confidence Index, 2004, p. 3)

6
Corruption Perception Index

• Scored 2.8
• Compared Favorably with Other Developing
  Countries
• (Corruption Perceptions Index 2004, 2004, p.
  237).

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Conclusion

• Significant enough wealth for our product
• Scores extremely favorably in foreign direct
  investment
• Population density presents an added advantage

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References

• The World Factbook, India (July 28, 2005).
  Retrieved on August 7, 2005 from
  http//www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/
  in.html
• Economic Survey 2004-2005 (n.d.). Retrieved on
  August 7, 2005, from http//indiabudget.nic.in/es2
  004-05/chapt2005/chap76.pdf
• FDI Confidence Index (2004). Retrieved on July
  29, 2005, from http//www.atkearney.com/shared_res
  /pdf/FDICIOct_2004_S.pdf
• Corruption Perceptions Index 2004 (2004).
  Retrieved July 15, 2005, from http//www.globalcor
  ruptionreport.org/gcr2005/download/english/corrupt
  ion_research_20I.pdf