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Managing International Business and Political Risks

Workshop Duration

Two Days

Target Audience

  • All Senior and Middle Managers involved in Overseas Business Relationships

  • High-flying Junior Managers and New Entrants

Deliverables

An understanding of:

  • The basic principles of business and political risk

  • How globalisation will impact on business performance

  • How political risk may limit, or provide opportunities for, business success

Workshop Structure

Day One: Understanding And Managing Business Risks

Defining Business Risks:
Types of Business Risk in International Trade and Globalisation

International Trade and Global Sourcing Risks:
Selecting Between Arms Length International Trading; Franchising and Licensing; Strategic Joint Ventures; and, Global Integrated Sourcing

Trends in International Trade and Globalisation:
Recent and Future Trends in Tariff Policy; Trade Flows; and, FDI

Managing Financial and Currency Exposure:
Causes of Short-Term and Long-Term Currency Risks; Types of Exposure; and, Techniques for Managing Exposure Risks

Day Two: Understanding And Managing Political Risks

Defining Political Risks:
The Meaning of Political Risk and the Types that Companies Commonly Experience in Globalised Operations

Political Risk Analysis:
Types of Political Risk; Types of Political Philosophies and Ideologies; Systems of Political Economy; and, Standard Policy Measures

Forecasting and Measuring Political Risks:
Institutional; Actor-Based; Decision-Tree and Scenario Approaches; Extrapolation; Regression; Indexing; Judgmental; and, Brainstorming Techniques

Linking Political and Business Risks:
Tools and Techniques for Measuring the Quantum of the Opportunity with the Risk of Occurrence and the Risks to Operational Sustainability of Business and Political Risks

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