Evaluation of foreign investment opportunities using the adjusted country risk matrix : comparative study in a sample of Arab countries with special reference to Iraq

الملخص EN

Although the term country risk is often used in literature, there is no general agreement on what is exactly the country's risk.

Since political risks are often used as an alternative term for country risk, these terms need to be different.

The risks of the country indicate the full risks to which the investor deals, not only the risks of political changes, but also economic and financial risks, we can identify the risks of the country and the negative impact on individual investments and companies in the host country for reasons related to its political, economic and cultural variables.The country risk matrix and the risk management division used only two risk dimensions to assess foreign investment opportunities, which would not give multinational companies an accurate assessment of their investments in host countries.

Therefore, we should take the expected return into this matrix by adding a third dimension to the risk equation adjustment study Country offers a more accurate assessment of foreign investment opportunities from two dimensionsThe study results were, the use of modified country risk matrices provides more accurate results than the traditional hazard matrix with risk-dependent dimensions only.