Cubic Manufacturing,Inc. Is studying various international locations to expand internationally using FDI. regarding important things for cubic to consider, select the best answer from the following list; Comparability of local inflation rates Comparability of local currency stability Comparability of local regulations regarding profit repatriation for MNCs operating in -country. All of these

Cubic Manufacturing,Inc. Is studying various international locations to expand internationally using FDI. regarding important things for cubic to consider, select the best answer from the following list; Comparability of local inflation rates Comparability of local currency stability Comparability of local regulations regarding profit repatriation for MNCs operating in -country. All of these

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