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The case deals with the condition of Country V and its economic and political changes under Person HC and Person NM. Both of them were the former presidents of Country V. During the period of Person HC, he made several policies against economic management and corruption. However, Country V was economically weak.
During the year of 2016, an inflation rate of Country V is 741 percent which is the highest in the world. There was a huge lack of basic requirement and food.
To determine: How the unilateral changes of Person HC regarding the contract with foreign oil companies will affect the foreign investment in Country V.
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