Hotspots make world more dangerous for firms that venture abroad

Doing business on a global scale has always been risky. The list of pitfalls includes dealing with corruption, being implicated in human rights abuses, suffering extortion, staff kidnap, threats and losing cash in a currency crisis. This week executives from some of the world's largest investme...

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Published in:Times (London, England : 1788) England : 1788), 2003-06, p.46-47
Main Author: Seib, C
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Doing business on a global scale has always been risky. The list of pitfalls includes dealing with corruption, being implicated in human rights abuses, suffering extortion, staff kidnap, threats and losing cash in a currency crisis. This week executives from some of the world's largest investment banks, oil and gas companies and multinationals met in London to discuss political risks: the consensus was that they are growing. (Quotes from original text)
ISSN:0140-0460