World Investment and Political Risk 2012
Global economic growth estimates for 2012 indicate a continuing fragile recovery. The ongoing sovereign debt crisis and recession in the euro zone, curtailed bank lending and domestic deleveraging, fluctuating but elevated commodity prices, and the ongoing political turmoil in the Middle East and No...
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access to capital access to capital markets access to financing accounting advanced economies balance of payment bank lending banking crises banking sector bond bond issuance bond spreads brokers business risk business risks capital constraints capital flow Capital Flows capital requirements Central Bank claim payments commodity commodity prices communication technologies Confidence Index consumer base contract renegotiations convertibility restrictions corporate investment corporate investors country debt country debt crisis Credit default Credit default swaps Credit Rating Credit Risk currency debt burdens debt contracts debt crisis debt financing debt flows debt investment debt levels debt obligations Debt Securities debts default risk deregulation Developing Countries developing country developing economies divestment domestic market domestic markets economic crises economic developments emerging markets equities equity contracts equity financing equity investment equity investments expenditure Expenditures exporters Exposure Expropriation Expropriations external debt financial crisis Financial Flows financial institutions financial markets financial returns financial sector financial services fiscal deficit flow of investment food prices foreign assets foreign capital foreign direct investment foreign firms Foreign Investment foreign investments foreign investor Foreign Investors global capital global capital flow Global Economic Prospects global economy government actions Government debt government guarantees government involvement government regulation Gross domestic product growth rates host country host government host governments income income inequalities inflation infrastructure projects Insurance insurance companies Insurance Industry insurance market insurers interest rate interest rates International Bank international business international capital international capital markets International Investment inventory Investing investment climate investment climates investment decision investment decisions investment disputes investment flows investment incentives investment opportunities investment patterns Investment Plans investment policy Investment Positions investment projects investment promotion investment restrictions investor confidence Investor perceptions Issuance joint venture joint ventures jurisdictions liability liberalization liquidity liquidity problems local economy local investors Low-income economies macroeconomic data macroeconomic environment Macroeconomic instability macroeconomic stability market conditions market developments market size Markets database Monetary Fund Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency natural disasters natural resource natural resources Net debt new markets new product new products offerings oil prices outstanding debt political regime political regimes POLITICAL RISK Political Risk Insurance Political Risks political stability political systems Political Turmoil political uncertainty political upheaval portfolio portfolio investment portfolio investment flows Private bond Private Capital Private Capital Flows Private debt Private Market Public debt public finances Public Policy Public utilities rapid growth regulatory framework regulatory requirements remittances reputation return returns Risk Management risk of expropriation risk of expropriations risk profile Solvency Sovereign Debt Sovereign Debt Restructuring Sovereign Default Sovereign Defaults Sovereign Risk stocks Surety Terrorism transparency turnover urbanization volatile capital world economy |
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access to capital access to capital markets access to financing accounting advanced economies balance of payment bank lending banking crises banking sector bond bond issuance bond spreads brokers business risk business risks capital constraints capital flow Capital Flows capital requirements Central Bank claim payments commodity commodity prices communication technologies Confidence Index consumer base contract renegotiations convertibility restrictions corporate investment corporate investors country debt country debt crisis Credit default Credit default swaps Credit Rating Credit Risk currency debt burdens debt contracts debt crisis debt financing debt flows debt investment debt levels debt obligations Debt Securities debts default risk deregulation Developing Countries developing country developing economies divestment domestic market domestic markets economic crises economic developments emerging markets equities equity contracts equity financing equity investment equity investments expenditure Expenditures exporters Exposure Expropriation Expropriations external debt financial crisis Financial Flows financial institutions financial markets financial returns financial sector financial services fiscal deficit flow of investment food prices foreign assets foreign capital foreign direct investment foreign firms Foreign Investment foreign investments foreign investor Foreign Investors global capital global capital flow Global Economic Prospects global economy government actions Government debt government guarantees government involvement government regulation Gross domestic product growth rates host country host government host governments income income inequalities inflation infrastructure projects Insurance insurance companies Insurance Industry insurance market insurers interest rate interest rates International Bank international business international capital international capital markets International Investment inventory Investing investment climate investment climates investment decision investment decisions investment disputes investment flows investment incentives investment opportunities investment patterns Investment Plans investment policy Investment Positions investment projects investment promotion investment restrictions investor confidence Investor perceptions Issuance joint venture joint ventures jurisdictions liability liberalization liquidity liquidity problems local economy local investors Low-income economies macroeconomic data macroeconomic environment Macroeconomic instability macroeconomic stability market conditions market developments market size Markets database Monetary Fund Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency natural disasters natural resource natural resources Net debt new markets new product new products offerings oil prices outstanding debt political regime political regimes POLITICAL RISK Political Risk Insurance Political Risks political stability political systems Political Turmoil political uncertainty political upheaval portfolio portfolio investment portfolio investment flows Private bond Private Capital Private Capital Flows Private debt Private Market Public debt public finances Public Policy Public utilities rapid growth regulatory framework regulatory requirements remittances reputation return returns Risk Management risk of expropriation risk of expropriations risk profile Solvency Sovereign Debt Sovereign Debt Restructuring Sovereign Default Sovereign Defaults Sovereign Risk stocks Surety Terrorism transparency turnover urbanization volatile capital world economy Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency World Investment and Political Risk 2012 |
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Global economic growth estimates for 2012 indicate a continuing fragile recovery. The ongoing sovereign debt crisis and recession in the euro zone, curtailed bank lending and domestic deleveraging, fluctuating but elevated commodity prices, and the ongoing political turmoil in the Middle East and North Africa have slowed the initial rebound that followed the 2008 global financial crisis. This slow progress has had an impact on developing countries, which initially fared well in terms of rebounding growth rates, private capital flows, and foreign direct investment (FDI). This report examines investors' perceptions and risk-mitigation strategies as they navigate today's uncertain economic waters. It finds that investors continue to rank political risk as a key obstacle to investing in developing countries and are increasingly turning toward Political Risk Insurance (PRI) as a risk-mitigation tool. The insurance industry has responded with new products and innovative ways to use existing products as well as substantial capacity to meet the growing demand. |
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okr-10986-155042021-04-23T14:03:22Z World Investment and Political Risk 2012 Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency access to capital access to capital markets access to financing accounting advanced economies balance of payment bank lending banking crises banking sector bond bond issuance bond spreads brokers business risk business risks capital constraints capital flow Capital Flows capital requirements Central Bank claim payments commodity commodity prices communication technologies Confidence Index consumer base contract renegotiations convertibility restrictions corporate investment corporate investors country debt country debt crisis Credit default Credit default swaps Credit Rating Credit Risk currency debt burdens debt contracts debt crisis debt financing debt flows debt investment debt levels debt obligations Debt Securities debts default risk deregulation Developing Countries developing country developing economies divestment domestic market domestic markets economic crises economic developments emerging markets equities equity contracts equity financing equity investment equity investments expenditure Expenditures exporters Exposure Expropriation Expropriations external debt financial crisis Financial Flows financial institutions financial markets financial returns financial sector financial services fiscal deficit flow of investment food prices foreign assets foreign capital foreign direct investment foreign firms Foreign Investment foreign investments foreign investor Foreign Investors global capital global capital flow Global Economic Prospects global economy government actions Government debt government guarantees government involvement government regulation Gross domestic product growth rates host country host government host governments income income inequalities inflation infrastructure projects Insurance insurance companies Insurance Industry insurance market insurers interest rate interest rates International Bank international business international capital international capital markets International Investment inventory Investing investment climate investment climates investment decision investment decisions investment disputes investment flows investment incentives investment opportunities investment patterns Investment Plans investment policy Investment Positions investment projects investment promotion investment restrictions investor confidence Investor perceptions Issuance joint venture joint ventures jurisdictions liability liberalization liquidity liquidity problems local economy local investors Low-income economies macroeconomic data macroeconomic environment Macroeconomic instability macroeconomic stability market conditions market developments market size Markets database Monetary Fund Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency natural disasters natural resource natural resources Net debt new markets new product new products offerings oil prices outstanding debt political regime political regimes POLITICAL RISK Political Risk Insurance Political Risks political stability political systems Political Turmoil political uncertainty political upheaval portfolio portfolio investment portfolio investment flows Private bond Private Capital Private Capital Flows Private debt Private Market Public debt public finances Public Policy Public utilities rapid growth regulatory framework regulatory requirements remittances reputation return returns Risk Management risk of expropriation risk of expropriations risk profile Solvency Sovereign Debt Sovereign Debt Restructuring Sovereign Default Sovereign Defaults Sovereign Risk stocks Surety Terrorism transparency turnover urbanization volatile capital world economy Global economic growth estimates for 2012 indicate a continuing fragile recovery. The ongoing sovereign debt crisis and recession in the euro zone, curtailed bank lending and domestic deleveraging, fluctuating but elevated commodity prices, and the ongoing political turmoil in the Middle East and North Africa have slowed the initial rebound that followed the 2008 global financial crisis. This slow progress has had an impact on developing countries, which initially fared well in terms of rebounding growth rates, private capital flows, and foreign direct investment (FDI). This report examines investors' perceptions and risk-mitigation strategies as they navigate today's uncertain economic waters. It finds that investors continue to rank political risk as a key obstacle to investing in developing countries and are increasingly turning toward Political Risk Insurance (PRI) as a risk-mitigation tool. The insurance industry has responded with new products and innovative ways to use existing products as well as substantial capacity to meet the growing demand. 2013-08-29T21:57:06Z 2013-08-29T21:57:06Z 2013 978-0-8213-9508-0 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15504 en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Publications & Research :: Publication |