World Investment and Political Risk 2013

Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency

No 16388 in World Bank Publications - Books from The World Bank Group

Abstract: This report seeks to understand investors' perceptions of political risk as they affect Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), as well as the role of the political risk insurance industry in mitigating these risks. It is found that investors continue to rank political risk as a key obstacle to investing in developing countries, though investors classify macroeconomic instability as their top concern over the medium term. The report confirms a continued increase in the use of political risk insurance as a risk-mitigation tool and reaffirms the industry's health and resilience. Providers have met the challenge of these years with new products and innovative ways to use existing tools as well as substantial capacity to meet growing demand. It also looks at breach of contract risk and its causes. The research helps guide investors and insurers when they participate in a project that involves a contract with a developing-country government entity. As private and public sectors continue to increase their cooperation in service of bringing important investments to fruition, this research is particularly timely.

Keywords: Finance; and; Financial; Sector; Development-Banks; &; Banking; Reform; Finance; and; Financial; Sector; Development-Debt; Markets; Finance; and; Financial; Sector; Development-Non; Bank; Financial; Institutions; Macroeconomics; and; Economic; Growth-Investment; and; Investment; Climate; Private; Sector; Development-Emerging; Markets (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
ISBN: 978-1-4648-0039-9
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