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World Investment and Political Risk 2010 offers a snapshot of political risk perceptions of the largest multinational enterprises and perspectives of the political risk insurance industry. This year, the report also focuses on the role that political risk perceptions play in influencing investment into conflict-affected and fragile economies.

The report’s main findings include the fact that political risk remains a top obstacle to FDI in developing countries over the medium term, and that both the composition and role of FDI in conflict-affected economies differ from those observed in other developing countries. The report also concludes that investors are primarily concerned about adverse government intervention rather than political violence, even in CAF states.