Question

The government of Ugania had been extending huge amounts of loans to the business enterprises in the country. However, the borrowers failed to generate the profits necessary to repay their debts. As a result, national banks in Ugania had a lot of non-performing assets on their books, and the Uganian currency was devalued. In this context, the business enterprises in Ugania are most likely to face which of the following type of risk?
a) ethical.
b) economic.
c) technological.
d) legal.
e) sociological.

Answer 1

Answer:

b) economic

Explanation:

Economic risk can be described as the probability that investment in the home country will be affected by changes in exchange rates, a political instability, a change in government regulation or policy, or any other macroeconomic conditions especially in a foreign country.

Despite that the government of Ugania has been trying to stimulate its economy extending huge amounts of loans to the business enterprises in the country, the failure to generate the profits necessary to repay their debts by borrowers likely due to be that the business enterprises in Ugania are most likely to facing economic risk.