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Upon arrival, which of the following were confiscated from Lisa Ling’s group?  

The United States has had a complete embargo on Burma that just ended at the time the presentation on Burma was recorded. At that point, the US had resumed trade with Burma. 

Prior to the Asian financial crisis, Thailand was struggling and foreign investment did not find its way to Thailand because investments in Thailand were particularly risky. 

North Korea is the only country in the world that does not experience interdependence, as it is completely self-sufficient and does not interact or trade with any other nation. 

Speculation and changes in expectations about currency values can cause a country’s exchange rate to change. 

In Burma, property rights are considered to be insecure. This is because: 

When demand for a particular country’s currency increases, we know that the price of purchasing that currency will increase. 

In the first video, risks associated with offshoring were discussed. These risks included: (check all that apply)

Sometimes offshoring is bad because firms find that the skill set of foreign workers is not as good as at home. 

Each year, there will be 5 nations that make decisions on behalf of the rest of the WTO members. This panel of 5 nations has full decision-making authority.