World Investment and Political Risk 2010

Political risk remains the top preoccupation for foreign investors operating in developing countries over the next three years, in spite of persistent concerns over the global downturn in the short term. The global economic recession triggered by the financial crisis that has unfolded over the past two years has not spared the developing world. Yet, the fragile and modest recovery now under way is being led by developing countries, which are expected to remain attractive destinations for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). In light of overt political risk perceptions, the revival of FDI to these destinations calls for continued risk mitigation, including Political Risk Insurance (PRI). In the short term, concerns over the fallout from the financial crisis appear to dominate investors' preoccupations. Yet, FDI projections and surveys conducted for this report suggest that investors are cautiously optimistic about prospects for a global economic recovery led by the developing world. As a result, FDI to developing countries is expected to recover over the medium term. Investors from the primary industries, as well as those based in developing countries, appear particularly bullish in their investment intentions. As concerns over the health of the global economy recede, political risk considerations will return to pre-eminence for investors from both developed and developing countries.

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Main Author:	Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank 2011
Subjects:	ACCOUNTING, AFFILIATES, AMORTIZATION, ARBITRATION, ARREARS, BANK LENDING, BANKING SYSTEM, BANKS, BOND, BOND ISSUANCE, BORROWING POLICY, BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT, BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES, CAPITAL FLOWS, CAPITAL FORMATION, CIVIL WAR, CIVIL WARS, COINSURANCE, COMMODITIES, COMMODITY, COMMODITY PRICES, CONFIDENCE INDEX, CONSOLIDATION, CONTRACT RENEGOTIATIONS, CONVERTIBILITY RESTRICTIONS, COPYRIGHT CLEARANCE, COPYRIGHT CLEARANCE CENTER, COUNTRY RISK, CREDIT AGENCIES, CREDIT AGENCY, CREDIT DEFAULT, CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS, CROSS-BORDER CAPITAL, CURRENCY, CURRENT PRICES, DEBT, DEBT DEFAULT, DEBT FINANCING, DEBT FLOWS, DEFICITS, DEPOSITS, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DEVELOPING ECONOMIES, DOMESTIC DEBT, ECONOMIC CRISIS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC DOWNTURN, ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE, EMERGING MARKET, EMERGING MARKET ECONOMIES, EMPLOYMENT, EQUITY FLOWS, EQUITY INVESTMENT, EXCHANGE RATE, EXPORT CREDIT, EXPROPRIATION, EXPROPRIATIONS, FINANCIAL CRISIS, FINANCIAL FLOWS, FINANCIAL MARKETS, FINANCIAL SECTOR, FINANCIAL SERVICES, FINANCIAL SYSTEM, FINANCIAL SYSTEMS, FOOD PRICES, FOREIGN CAPITAL, FOREIGN CAPITAL FLOWS, FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT, FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTOR, FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTORS, FOREIGN FIRMS, FOREIGN INVESTMENT, FOREIGN INVESTORS, FOREIGN OWNERSHIP, GLOBAL ECONOMIC PROSPECTS, GLOBAL ECONOMY, GLOBAL EXPORTS, GLOBAL FINANCIAL STABILITY, GLOBAL TRADE, GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION, GOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONS, GOVERNMENT SPENDING, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, GROUP OF INVESTORS, GROWTH RATE, HOLDING, HOME COUNTRIES, HOST COUNTRIES, HOST GOVERNMENT, HOST GOVERNMENTS, HUMAN RESOURCES, HUMAN RIGHTS, INCOME, INCOMES, INFORMATION CONSTRAINT, INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR, INSURANCE, INSURANCE INDUSTRY, INSURANCE MARKET, INSURERS, INTANGIBLE, INTANGIBLE ASSETS, INTEREST RATE, INTEREST RATES, INTERNATIONAL BANK, INTERNATIONAL BANKING, INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL, INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL FLOWS, INTERNATIONAL DEBT, INTERNATIONAL DEBT MARKETS, INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, INTERNATIONAL FINANCE, INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT, INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT AGREEMENTS, INTERNATIONAL MARKETS, INVENTORY, INVESTING, INVESTMENT CORPORATION, INVESTMENT DECISIONS, INVESTMENT DISPUTES, INVESTMENT FLOW, INVESTMENT FLOWS, INVESTMENT INSURANCE, INVESTMENT LOCATION DECISIONS, INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES, INVESTMENT PLANS, INVESTOR BEHAVIOR, INVESTOR INTERESTS, INVESTOR PERCEPTIONS, INVESTOR PREFERENCE, JOINT VENTURE, JOINT VENTURES, LARGE-SCALE INVESTMENTS, LAWS, LEVEL OF RISK, LIABILITY, LIBERALIZATION, LOCAL CURRENCIES, LOCAL ECONOMIES, LOCAL ENTERPRISES, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, LONG-TERM INVESTMENT, LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES, MACROECONOMIC DATA, MACROECONOMIC INSTABILITY, MANDATES, MARKET CONFIDENCE, MARKET ECONOMIES, MARKET FAILURE, MARKET SIZE, MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES, MONETARY FUND, MULTILATERAL INVESTMENT GUARANTEE AGENCY, NATURAL RESOURCE, NATURAL RESOURCES, NET DEBT, NEW MARKETS, OUTPUT, OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE, POLITICAL RISK, POLITICAL RISK INSURANCE, POLITICAL RISKS, POLITICAL STABILITY, PORTFOLIO, PORTFOLIO INVESTMENT, PORTFOLIO INVESTMENT FLOWS, POVERTY ALLEVIATION, PRIVATE CAPITAL, PRIVATE CAPITAL FLOWS, PRIVATE CREDITORS, PRIVATE DEBT, PRIVATE DEBT FLOWS, PRIVATE INVESTMENT, PRIVATE MARKET, PRODUCTIVITY, PROFITABILITY, PUBLIC DEBT, PUBLIC FINANCE, PUBLIC UTILITIES, RATES OF RETURN, RECAPITALIZATION, RED TAPE, REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT, REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS, REINSURANCE, REMITTANCES, RETURN, RETURNS, RISK MANAGEMENT, RISK MITIGATION, SECURITY CONCERNS, SETTLEMENT, SOCIAL SERVICES, SOVEREIGN GUARANTEES, STATE INTERVENTION, STATISTICAL ANALYSIS, SUBSIDIARY, TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, TERRORISM, TRANSITION COUNTRIES, TRANSPARENCY, TREATIES, TREATY, UNEMPLOYMENT RATES, VIRTUOUS CYCLE, WORLD ECONOMY,
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