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MANAGEMENT
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POLITICAL RISK
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Macro Political Risk
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Ranking of countries
2006 2007
Hungry 78 77
South Koria 76 75
Poland 74 72
Bulgaria 70 69
Mexico 67 67
China 66 61
Brazil 66 64
Turkey 65 64
Argentina 66 64
South Africa 64 65
Russia 63 61
India 62 62
Thailand 61 60
Egypt 60 58
Algeria 59 59
Saudi Arabia 57 57
Indonesia 57 55
Colombia 56 55
Ukrain 56 57
Philippines 55 56
Iran 51 49
Venezuela 50 52
Nigeria 48 47
Pakistan 45 50
Contd..
Domestic-economic conditions
Size of the populations
Per capita income
Economic growth over the last five years
Potential growth over the last three years
Inflation over the past two years
Avalibility of high quality local labour force
Criteria for evaluating political
risk
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Contd..
External-economic relations
Import and export restrictions
Restriction on foreign investment
Restriction on monetary transfer
Balance of payment situation
legal protection for branch and products
Managing Political Risk
Avoiding investment
Adaptation
Threat
Lobbying
Terrorism Consultants
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POLITICAL RISK ASSESSMENT
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Approaches for
managing political risk
Integrated techniques
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Establish a good relationship with your
workforce
Be alert to what is happening in your host
country
Don't underestimate the potential benefits of
using Political Risk Insurance (PRI) to manage
your political risks.
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Bibliography
• International business by K.Ashwathappa;3rd
edition;2008;the mc-graw-hill companies