Q18 George-eous Ltd is an Irish skincare company based in Waterford. It imports shea butter from Ghana and sells its finished products to customers in Ireland, the UK and Germany through its website.
(i) From the story above, identify one visible import and one visible export for Ireland.
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(ii) Calculate Ireland’s balance of trade. Imagine that Ireland’s visible exports were €95bn and its visible imports were €80bn last year.
Show your workings and state whether the answer is a surplus or a deficit. Workings
Balance of Trade €
Billion Surplus / Deficit
(iii) Outline two benefits for George-eous Ltd of selling its products in more than one country.
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(iv) George-eous Ltd hopes to become a global business in the future.
Explain two challenges it may face as a global business selling skincare products across the world. 1.
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STRAND 3 CHAPTER 33: Globalisation and international trade