POLITICAL RISK MANAGEMENT BY P.RAI87@GMAIL.COM

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    POLITICAL RISK

    MANAGEMENT

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    POLITICAL RISKPOLITICAL RISK

    Political risk is a type of risk faced by investors,corporations, and governments. It is a risk that can be

    understood and managed with reasoned foresight andinvestment.

    For investors, political risk can simply be defined as

    the risk of losing money due to changes that occurin a countrys government or regulatory environment.

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    TYPES OFTYPES OF POLITICAL RISKPOLITICAL RISK

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    Macro Political Risk

    Micro Political Risk

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    Macro Political RiskMacro Political Risk

    A macro political risk affects all international

    businesses in the same way. Expropriation,the

    seizure of privately owned assets,as farm or afactory ,by government with little or no

    compensation to the owner.

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    Macro Risk Impact

    Barriers to repatriation of

    profits

    No motivation to improve

    efficiency

    Confiscation of properties Loss of assets and future

    profits

    Loss of technology or other

    intellectual property

    Loss of future profits

    Mandatory labour

    legislations , inflation

    Increased operating costs

    Civil wars Destruction of property,loss of

    sales, increased security cost

    Currency devaluation Reduced values of repatriated

    earnings

    Impact of political risk on

    international business

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    Micro Political RiskMicro Political Risk

    A micro political risk affects specific foreign

    business.

    It includes industry regulation, taxes kidnapping and

    terrorist threats.

    Example:

    Indias decision in 1975 to reduce foreign equity to

    40% and Perus decision to nationalise its coppermines.

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    MICRO RISK IMPACT

    kidnappings.,

    terrorists,threats,etc.

    Disrupted production,

    higher security cost,

    reduced productivity

    Increased taxation Reduced after tax profits

    Officials dishonesty Loss of business,

    increased operating cost

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    Impact of political risk on

    international business

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    Ranking of countries

    Hungry 78 77South Koria 76 75Poland 74 72Bulgaria 70 69Mexico 67 67China 66 61

    Brazil 66 64Turkey 65 64Argentina 66 64South Africa 64 65Russia 63 61India 62 62Thailand 61 60Egypt 60 58Algeria 59 59Saudi Arabia 57 57

    Indonesia 57 55Colombia 56 55Ukrain 56 57Philippines 55 56Iran 51 49Venezuela 50 52Nigeria 48 47Pakistan 45 50

    2006 2007

    Source: GPRI by Eurasia group

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    Criteria for evaluating political risk

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    Political economic environment

    Stability of the political system

    Imminent internal conflicts

    External threats to stability

    Realibility of the country as a trading partner

    constitutional gurantees

    Effictiveness of public administrations

    Labour relation and social peace

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    Criteria for evaluating political risk

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    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

    Contd..

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    Criteria for evaluating political risk

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    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

    Contd..

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    Managing Political RiskManaging 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

    Relative bargaining power

    Integrated techniques

    Proactive and defensive techniques

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    CONCLUSION Establish a good relationship with your

    workforce

    Be alert to what is happening in your host

    country

    Don't underestimate the potential benefits ofusing 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

    International business by Pradeep Sinha;1st

    edition;2008

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