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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791649403321

Titolo

2010 world investment and political risk / / MIGA-World Bank Group

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , [2011]

copyright 2011

ISBN

1-282-96641-3

9786612966415

0-8213-8479-1

Descrizione fisica

108 pages : illustrations (some color) ; ; 27 cm

Disciplina

332.67/3

Soggetti

Country risk

Investments, Foreign - Political aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Copyright; Title Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Selected Abbreviations; Executive Summary; Chapter One - World Investment Trends and Corporate Perspectives; Chapter Two - Investment and Political Risk in Conflict-Affected and Fragile Economies; Chapter Three - The Political Risk Insurance Industry; Appendices; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

Two years into the deepest global financial crisis in the post-war era, the world economy is still experiencing uneven economic recovery and financial weakness. Financial market conditions are signaling improved investor confidence and more appetite for cross-border investments. As part of its mandate to encourage investment to developing countries, the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) seeks to foster more understanding of the role of political risk, and instruments to mitigate it. The objective for this report is to examine (i) overall investment trends and perceptions of polit