Posts Tagged ‘Political Risk’
Mon Dec 21, 2009 10:37 UTC |
On this week’s Business Monitor Podcast, we take a look back at 2009 to give our assessment on what has been an unprecedented year for capital markets and the global economy. Justin Patrie, Head of Europe Analysis, is joined by Terry Alexander, Head of Country Risk Analysis, and Yoel Sano, Head of Political Risk Analysis, [Read more...]

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Tags: 2009, Equities, global, Markets, Podcast, Political Risk, Turkey
Posted in: Currencies, Emerging Europe, Equities, Eurozone, Financials, General, Geopolitics, Latin America, Podcast, Political Risk, US
Fri Nov 20, 2009 16:26 UTC |
A region which traditionally received only little coverage is being considered an option by an increasing number of foreign investors. Richard Hamilton, BMI’s Latin America analyst, explains why interest in the region is growing, and whether Central America should be considered a viable option for foreign investors.

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Tags: Central America, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, IMF, investment, Latin America, military coup, Nicaragua, Panama, Panama Canal, Political Risk
Posted in: General, Geopolitics, Latin America, Podcast, Political Risk
Fri Sep 25, 2009 15:51 UTC |
With the return of ousted President Manuel Zelaya to Honduras following June’s military coup, we examine how the political stalemate is likely to unfold over the coming days and weeks, and why events in this small Central American country have taken on such regional importance.

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Tags: Central America, economic crisis, Honduras, investment, Manuel Zelaya, military coup, Nicaragua, Political Risk, US, Venezuela
Posted in: General, Geopolitics, Latin America, Podcast, Political Risk
Thu Jul 9, 2009 15:40 UTC |
With public unrest and ethnic tensions rising, we look at the role the economy has played in fostering political risk around the world, from China’s Xinjiang province to Central America on the eve of a military coup in Honduras. BMI’s Europe, Asia and Latin America analysts all agree, political risk will remain a force to [Read more...]

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Tags: CEE, Central America, ethnic tensions, EU, Honduras, Political Risk, public unrest, recession, unemployment, Xinjiang
Posted in: Asia, China, Emerging Europe, General, Geopolitics, Latin America, Podcast, Political Risk
Wed May 27, 2009 14:56 UTC |
Moldova is in the midst of yet another political crisis. By this, I actually mean that the country has entered a new phase of a pre-existing crisis – a crisis that yields valuable lessons on the broader significance of political institutions to a country’s risk profile. Fortunately, this new scene in the ongoing drama has [Read more...]
Tags: authoritarianism, Belarus, CEE, Central Asia, Constitution, crisis, Czech Republic, democracy, democratisation, Emerging Europe, Institutions, Legislature, Moldova, policymaking, Political Risk, political stability, political system, post-Soviet, president, Ukraine, USSR
Posted in: Emerging Europe, Geopolitics, Political Risk
Thu Apr 9, 2009 17:12 UTC |
In case you hadn’t noticed, there’s been trouble in Moldova and Georgia of late. The reason that both small ex-Soviet states have erupted onto your TV screens (and Risk Watchdog) this week is that both have seen crowds of 10,000+ angry citizens take to the streets of their respective capital cities to protest against their [Read more...]
Tags: CEE, Demonstration, eastern europe, Emerging Europe, Georgia, government, Moldova, Political Risk, Protest, Riot
Posted in: Emerging Europe, Geopolitics, Political Risk
Tue Mar 10, 2009 18:07 UTC |
As I highlighted last Friday, the global recession will hit sub-Saharan African base metal and oil producers hardest, with some foreign investors exiting these markets like rats fleeing a sinking ship. Economic basket cases like the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) clearly show how the boom and bust cycle in commodity prices will be felt [Read more...]
Tags: Anarchy, Commodity Curse, Congolese Franc, DRC, Political Risk, recession
Posted in: Africa, Commodities, Currencies, General, Political Risk