Armenia among countries with high political, security risks

YEREVAN, November 14. /ARKA/. Armenia is among the countries with rather high political and security risks, says the Risk Map 2008 published by the Control Risks Group (CRG) (Great Britain).

The Risk Map 2008 indicates potential security-related risks, as well as political risk, which are expected to influence business management in various countries. According to the CRG, the countries involved in the survey showed average, high and extreme political risks.

According to the British experts, political and security risks are rather high in Russia and Armenia. A similar situation can be observed in Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan. Belarus is considered a country with a high political risk.

Among the countries with low political risks are Denmark, Finland, Island, Lichtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Norway, and Andorra. Foreign investors will feel most confident in those countries.

The Baltic States, as well as a number of European countries, have shown a rather low level of risks.

The political risk is above the average in 57% of the developed market, which arouses experts’ concern.

The CRG is one of the world’s leading consulting companies specializing in the assessment of business management risks.  –0--