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Navigating the Complexities of Doing Business in Russia

Harvard Business Review

These can be laid out in scenario plans with specific mitigation actions assigned to help businesses react quickly if necessary. Since 2014, we have guided numerous consumer goods firms through this process to mitigate the effects of the extreme depreciation of the ruble on their businesses. ruble volatility) and policy (e.g.

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How Multinationals Should Be Planning for Brexit

Harvard Business Review

Understand possible scenarios. After the Brexit team understands the broader impact of Brexit on the business, it needs to start scenario planning around potential developments of Brexit negotiations and the UK economy. Certain scenarios will incur differing costs from labor, tariff and non-tariff barriers, and regulations.

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What a Changing NAFTA Could Mean for Doing Business in Mexico

Harvard Business Review

Many of the companies we work with that have operations in Mexico have taken up scenario planning to prepare for a range of potential economic and political changes in the country that could affect their businesses. In this scenario the Mexican peso would likely only depreciate to 20.5 YOY in 2017–2018.