World Investment and Political Risk 2013
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https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/15499
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World Investment and Political Risk
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Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
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2013-12-18T17:45:51Z
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2013-12-18T17:45:51Z
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2014
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2021-04-23T14:03:29Z
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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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978-1-4648-0039-9
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10.1596/978-1-4648-0039-9
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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16388
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en_US
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Washington, DC: World Bank Group
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CC BY 3.0 IGO
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World Bank
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
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Access to financing
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accounting
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advanced economies
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dc.subject |
affiliates
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dc.subject |
Arbitration
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dc.subject |
arbitrations
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dc.subject |
asset quality
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dc.subject |
banking markets
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dc.subject |
banking sector
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dc.subject |
banks
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dc.subject |
bond issues
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dc.subject |
broker
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dc.subject |
brokers
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dc.subject |
business environment
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dc.subject |
business environments
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dc.subject |
business risk
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dc.subject |
business risks
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dc.subject |
capital constraints
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dc.subject |
capital flow
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dc.subject |
capital flows
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dc.subject |
capital outflows
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dc.subject |
capital ratios
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dc.subject |
capital relief
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dc.subject |
Capital Requirements
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dc.subject |
CD
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dc.subject |
civil war
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dc.subject |
commodities
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dc.subject |
commodity
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dc.subject |
commodity prices
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dc.subject |
Confidence Index
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dc.subject |
consolidation
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dc.subject |
consumer base
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dc.subject |
contract design
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dc.subject |
contract renegotiations
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dc.subject |
contractual obligations
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dc.subject |
contractual relationship
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dc.subject |
convertibility restrictions
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dc.subject |
credit agencies
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dc.subject |
credit agency
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dc.subject |
Credit Risk
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dc.subject |
currency
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dc.subject |
currency depreciations
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dc.subject |
current account deficits
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dc.subject |
debt crises
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dc.subject |
debt crisis
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dc.subject |
debt flows
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dc.subject |
developing countries
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dc.subject |
developing economies
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dc.subject |
developing markets
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dc.subject |
Development Bank
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dc.subject |
disclosure
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dc.subject |
divestment
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dc.subject |
divestments
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dc.subject |
domestic banking
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dc.subject |
economic developments
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dc.subject |
economic downturn
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dc.subject |
economic downturns
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dc.subject |
economic performance
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dc.subject |
economic performances
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dc.subject |
economic risk
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dc.subject |
equity flows
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dc.subject |
equity funds
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dc.subject |
equity investment
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dc.subject |
equity investments
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dc.subject |
expenditure
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dc.subject |
expenditures
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dc.subject |
Export credit
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dc.subject |
exporters
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dc.subject |
exposure
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Expropriation
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dc.subject |
expropriations
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dc.subject |
financial crises
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dc.subject |
financial crisis
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dc.subject |
financial markets
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dc.subject |
Financial regulation
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financial sector
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dc.subject |
financial system
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dc.subject |
financial systems
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fiscal deficits
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dc.subject |
foreign direct investment
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dc.subject |
foreign firms
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dc.subject |
foreign investment
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Foreign investor
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dc.subject |
foreign investors
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dc.subject |
general insurance
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dc.subject |
Global Economic Prospects
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dc.subject |
global economy
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dc.subject |
global investment
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dc.subject |
global investor
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Global Risk
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global trade
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dc.subject |
government regulation
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government subsidies
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Gross domestic product
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growth rate
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growth rates
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holding
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host governments
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income
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income level
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incomes
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indebtedness
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inflation
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inflation rates
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inflationary pressures
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information sharing
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informed investor
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initial public offering
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institutional capacity
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Insurance
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Insurance Industry
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insurance market
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insurance product
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insurers
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interest rate
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dc.subject |
interest rates
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International Bank
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International financial institutions
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international investment
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international investment agreements
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international markets
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investing
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Investment Corporation
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investment disputes
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investment insurance
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investment lending
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dc.subject |
investment opportunities
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investment plans
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investment policies
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investment promotion
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investment returns
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investor confidence
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dc.subject |
investor interest
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investor perceptions
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issuance
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labor costs
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liquidity
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long-term yields
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low-income countries
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macroeconomic conditions
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macroeconomic data
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macroeconomic instability
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macroeconomic stability
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market conditions
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maturity
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middle-income countries
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mismanagement
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Monetary Fund
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dc.subject |
monetary policy
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Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
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natural resource
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natural resources
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Net debt
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new entrants
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dc.subject |
new markets
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new product
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new products
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dc.subject |
offerings
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oil prices
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partial risk
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dc.subject |
political considerations
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dc.subject |
political regimes
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Political Risk
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Political Risk Insurance
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Political risks
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political uncertainty
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dc.subject |
portfolio
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dc.subject |
portfolio investment
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dc.subject |
private capital
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dc.subject |
private capital flow
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private capital flows
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private capital inflows
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private debt
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private debt flows
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private equity
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private investment
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private lenders
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private market
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dc.subject |
property rights
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dc.subject |
public debt
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public finances
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public market
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public spending
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real estate
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dc.subject |
regime change
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regime changes
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regulatory scrutiny
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Reinsurance
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Reinsurance companies
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return
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returns
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risk factors
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dc.subject |
Risk Management
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risk of expropriation
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security concerns
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dc.subject |
Settlement
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Solvency
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sovereign bond
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dc.subject |
sovereign debt
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dc.subject |
Statistical analysis
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dc.subject |
subsidiary
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dc.subject |
sukuk
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dc.subject |
tax
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dc.subject |
tax revenues
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dc.subject |
Terrorism
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dc.subject |
trade credit
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dc.subject |
trade deficits
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dc.subject |
traditional investor
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transition countries
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dc.subject |
transparency
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dc.subject |
Transparency Initiative
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dc.subject |
Treasury
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dc.subject |
Treasury bills
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dc.subject |
treaty
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dc.subject |
Underwriters
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dc.subject |
underwriting
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dc.subject |
unemployment rates
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dc.subject |
water supply
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dc.subject |
Withdrawal
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dc.title |
World Investment and Political Risk 2013
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okr.date.disclosure |
2013-12-18
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okr.externalurl |
http://www.miga.org/documents/WIPR11.pdf
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yes
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okr.identifier.doi |
10.1596/978-1-4648-0039-9
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okr.identifier.report |
83388
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okr.language.supported |
en
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okr.peerreview |
Academic Peer Review
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okr.topic |
Finance and Financial Sector Development :: Banks & Banking Reform
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Finance and Financial Sector Development :: Debt Markets
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okr.topic |
Finance and Financial Sector Development :: Non Bank Financial Institutions
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Macroeconomics and Economic Growth :: Investment and Investment Climate
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okr.topic |
Private Sector Development :: Emerging Markets
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okr.unit |
Economics & Sustainability Group (MIGES)
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