Different implications of running a country that is within or outside of the European Union. If you were the head of a firm based in the United States, please answer the following questions:

1. Would you seek to acquire a company within the European Union or outside of it? Why?
2. Describe the advantages and disadvantages of the choice you made.
3. Explain why an MNC may invest funds in a financial market outside its own country.
4. Explain why some financial institutions prefer to provide credit in financial markets outside their own country.