Managers need to watch political risk in developed markets as well as emerging ones. Multinational companies have always paid careful attention to political risk in the developing world. No surprise there, given the risk premium attached to investment in emerging markets. Western businesses turn for advice to consultancies that keep a watchful eye on alarming developments in far-flung places. There is booming demand for political-risk insurance that can protect companies against shocks, be they coups in Turkey, sanctions against Russia or a debt default by Venezuela. Now, however, firms need to pay the same attention to political risk in the developed world. Businesses now face years of uncertainty as politicians thrash out the details of the Anglo-continental divorce settlement.
经理们需要关注成熟市场和新兴市场的政治风险。 跨国公司一直密切关注着发展中国家的政治风险。 这并不令人意外， 新兴市场的投资伴随着风险溢价。 西方企业向那些咨询公司寻求建议， 这些公司密切关注着遥远地区的惊人发展。 大家对政治风险保险的需求激增， 这些保险可以保护公司免受冲击， 无论是土耳其的政变、对俄罗斯的制裁， 还是委内瑞拉的债务违约。 然而现在， 公司需要同样关注发达国家的政治风险。 随着政客们研究出英国大陆划分协议的细节， 企业现在面临着数年的不确定性。