(Bloomberg Business) — Critical events of early 2015 — cheap oil and Middle East violence — will probably continue to take their toll as the year goes on, according to a new projection of geopolitical hotspots. Lower overall prices for commodities may hurt the economies of resource-rich nations.
Aon Risk Solutions, a unit of Aon Plc, today issued its annual Political Risk Map, intended to provide the British insurer's clients with answers to common questions about where it's getting safer, and more dangerous, to do business.
There isn't a lot of good news. Just seven of 163 developing countries reduced their political risk since last year, and most of those, like Zimbabwe and Laos, still have plenty of room for improvement. Twelve countries face greater strain this year, including Libya, Haiti, and Pakistan.
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