Question

Discuss the lengths to which you would go to manage political risk relative to the kinds of returns you would expect to gain?

Answer 1

Answer: In managing a political risk, the first thing to do is to go on a research, to determine the type of political risk that is likely to occurs in the country or state, and the level of influence this risk has on your business. If the risk is manageable, then investment can start, but before start, you should get a political risk insurance certificate, from a national insurance body or an international insurance body. If at a time the risk becomes higher, that it is likely to affect the production of my profit. The business will be incorporated with a government owned business. So as to sustain the business profit, because no Government will want to establish any law that will have big negative effect upon its own business. If the high risk is as a result of the host community, then the business should be incorporated with the community, so that their will see a sense of belonging to the business.

Explanation:

The political risk found in managing any business are the influences government policies have on that business, this includes taxes,spending,regulation,currency valuation,trade tariffs, minimum wage and environmental regulation.