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Political Risk Services publishes 100 Country Reports that monitor the risks to international business over the next five years, using the tried and true Coplin-O’Leary methodology.

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  • Five-year forecast scenarios 
  • Risk ratings for the future 
  • Full summary of risk outlook 
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 Featured Country Report:

Panama

Landslide Victory
Defying left-leaning trends in Latin American elections, Panama’s voters delivered a landslide victory to Ricardo Martinelli, the wealthy owner of a major supermarket chain who pledged to make ratifying a free-trade agreement with the US his top priority. Underscoring the electorate’s displeasure, the PRD had a net loss of 16 seats in legislative elections, handing the majority to Martinelli’s four-party Alliance for Change. However, while Martinelli appears to be set to take office with a clear mandate and a comfortable legislative majority, he is in no position to break the power of the traditional parties, as he will not be able to govern without the backing of the Panameñistas, who won as many seats as his CD party. While Martinelli’s campaign platform had something for everyone—populist planks, business-friendly proposals, and a strong commitment to
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International Country Risk Guide (ICRG) and related publications monitor 161 countries, rating a wide range of risks to international businesses & financial institutions with its unique methodology. 

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Bangladesh 

Tensions Continue
The December 2008 elections, which resulted in a landslide victory for Sheikh Hasina Wazed and the Grand Alliance of parties headed by her Awami League, were hailed at the time as a triumph for democracy. To be sure, the vote did bring the end of the nearly two-year period of rule by a military-sponsored caretaker government. But whether Bangladesh has gained as a result is debatable, as the restoration of an elected government has been accompanied by a revival of the same dysfunctional political tactics that prompted the military to intervene in the first place. The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), having been reduced to a minor party in the Parliament, has adopted a strategy of non-participation. The BNP has cited various perceived injustices as excuses for boycotting legislative sessions, ranging from
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