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Edexcel IGCSE·Business·IGCSE Business

The External Environment

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Economic factors, competition, and ethical and environmental influences on business.

Businesses must respond to external factors they cannot control.

Economic factors

  • Interest rates up → borrowing dearer → spending and investment fall.
  • Exchange rates: a strong currency makes exports dearer and imports cheaper.
  • Recession → falling demand, especially for luxuries.
  • Inflation raises costs and prices.

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