Political risk and doing business

M. Fuad Al-Akwaa, MS

Bachelor's thesis

Abstract:

In many countries political risks affect the progress of economy and doing business. There are a lot of examples of different countries, for example the cases of Russia, the Middle East and multinational examples. This thesis deals with the theoretical aspects of political risks and doing business. It provides different definitions and understandings, showing the nature of political risks, their forms, nature, groups, types and classification. It also gives some general views about managing political risks, the insurance of goods under political risks, globalization and doing business under political risks and finally shows the relationship between political risks and market. The thesis deals also with the practical side of this topic. The main objective of this thesis is to analyze the impact of political risks on the process of doing business by taking as examples: the Russian case and the case of the Middle East and then multinational examples. The thesis is divided into two parts. The first part is theoretical, and the second part is practical. To achieve its aims the thesis depends on observation, generalization, comparison, deduction and induction, descriptive and comparative analysis. To reach the maximum accuracy and scientific essence, the author uses the factorial analysis methods and statistical analysis methods for economic functions.

Keywords

political risks, investments, analysis, investors, uncertainty

Language used: English

Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 15. 3. 2019

Thesis defence

• Supervisor: doc. Ing. Mansoor Maitah, Ph.D. Ph.D.

Czech University of Life Sciences Prague

Faculty of Economics and Management

Bachelor programme / field:
Economics and Management / Economics and Management