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World Investment and Political Risk 2013

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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.

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  • Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, 2014. "World Investment and Political Risk 2013," World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group, number 16388, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:wbk:wbpubs:16388
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    Cited by:

    1. Groh, Matthew & McKenzie, David, 2016. "Macroinsurance for microenterprises: A randomized experiment in post-revolution Egypt," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 118(C), pages 13-25.
    2. Echandi,Roberto & Krajcovicova,Jana & Qiang,Christine Zhenwei, 2015. "The impact of investment policy in a changing global economy : a review of the literature," Policy Research Working Paper Series 7437, The World Bank.
    3. Larisa Belinskaja & Ugne Kisielyte, 2014. "Political Risk Investing in Emerging Markets versus Economic Reality," Proceedings of International Academic Conferences 0902844, International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences.
    4. Sjöholm, Fredrik, 2021. "Industrial Policy and Foreign Direct Investment," Working Paper Series 1400, Research Institute of Industrial Economics.

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