The country of Battala wants exclusive rights to purchase all graphite from Myca because it wants to develop its own solar battery.
Battala offers to pay more than the United States. You hear from U.S. companies that they fear losing access to graphite if Myca were to break its existing contract with the United States.
To deter Myca from breaking its contracts you can threaten to stop issuing travel visas. This would anger Mycans impacted by the hurricane and who want to be with families in the United States while Myca recovers from the crisis.
On the other hand, U.S. companies don’t want to trade with corrupt regimes, and corruption is a serious problem in Myca. You could offer to fund international NGOs to develop anti-corruption rules for Mycan government officials. This could incentivize, or encourage, Myca to remain within your existing trade agreements and encourage other foreign investments.
U.S. Embassy to Myca
Office of the Ambassador
These are both good options.
Myca’s president cares very much about maintaining a strong economy. It is one of the reasons she’s stayed in power for so long. Now that elections are coming, she will want to show that she’s taking steps to attract more foreign investment.
Current anti-corruption rules in Myca are weak. It would be really helpful to have international experts work with local officials to develop stronger rules. Lots of local NGOs are also eager to curb government corruption, but they need help with funding and training.
