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Political Risk Insurance Center - ‘South-South’ FDI and Political Risk Insurance: Challenges and Opportunities
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Political risk perceptions and mitigation tools used by South-based MNEs differ from those of firms in industrialized countries, but this is changing, says the latest issue of MIGA Perspectives. With higher political risk tolerance, these firms are more likely to invest in riskier environments, as the growth of South-South FDI attests, finds a MIGA survey of investors. PRI providers expect business by South-based MNEs to grow significantly as awareness of risk mitigation tools increases, says a MIGA survey of PRI providers. Still, the experiences of individual providers differ, as the cases of India, China, Sub-Saharan Africa and Middle East & North Africa show.
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Read the full article: ‘South-South’ FDI and Political Risk Insurance: Challenges and Opportunities
Press release: South-Based Companies Play Increasing Role in Developing Country Growth, but Wary of Risks
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China (Sinosure) The 'Going Global' strategy is encouraging Chinese companies to invest abroad, and public trade and investment insurance agency Sinosure provides effective risk management services and a financing facilitation platform.
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Middle East/North Africa (ICIEC) Record level oil prices and liquidity have boosted FDI outflows, and ICIEC's Sharia compliant investment insurance products cater to investors from member countries as they invest in other regions.
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India (ECGC) Indian companies are stepping up their global presence, but how are they approaching the issue of political risk in the countries in which they are investing? Expropriation and transfer restrictions rank low as perceived political risks, but terrorism features prominently.
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Sub-Saharan Africa (ATI) With more South-based FDI into Sub-Saharan Africa, ATI works in cooperation with a global network of public and private political risk insurance providers to cater to investor demands.
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