LO3, AC3.1, 3.2, Learners must select a suitable format for a briefing paper for a management training day. Learners must break into parts and examine the features of the international economic environment as they relate to business, including identification of those features. They must use available information to make a judgment about the implications for business organisations of operating in the international economic environment. There must be reference to organisations operating in a global context and the analysis should cover trade, exchange rates, emerging economies, competition and collaboration. TO GAIN MERIT 3M1 Learners must identify, explain and make judgements on the range of risks involved in operating in the international economic environment. The work should include examples from businesses to illustrate the points which are made. TO GAIN DISTINCTION