There were some relatively well-run Russian firms too, ranging from new boutiques to the venerable foreign-risk insurer, Ingostrakh.
Now you can borrow money just as cheap even from your friend, Chuck, and you don't have to hedge any foreign currency risk.
Foreign governments risk overheating and asset bubbles in their economies if they maintain inappropriately low interest rates in order to keep their currencies undervalued vs. the U.S. dollar.
So how do you diversify into foreign stocks without taking a lot of risk in foreign currencies?
Given that Europe is the region's main trading partner, the adoption of the euro ought perhaps to be good news, because it removes even more foreign-exchange risk.
Another issue for U.S.-based investors is foreign-currency risk.
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The perception of risk for foreign oil workers and their families in north Africa, has soared.
In other words, the foreign companies incur the risk of investing resources into a project with none of the potential rewards associated with high oil prices.
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Collyns said there was a substantial risk that foreign investors' appetite for U.S. assets -- particularly government assets -- would diminish over time, adding to pressure on the dollar.
As major clubs continue to grow commercially with overseas tours and increased foreign investment, they risk alienating themselves domestically from the leagues that they are supposed to be tied the closest to.
It also requires that a U.S. agency take responsibility for each transaction, and it gives CFIUS a relatively brief review process to determine whether a proposed acquisition by a foreign firm poses a risk to national security.
Dollar weakness has the added risk of building foreign wealth faster than U.S. wealth.
In its history, CLS Bank has taken the risk out of foreign exchange transactions among its participants.
The risk that big foreign firms will suddenly find that their investments in China are illegal or worthless is surely remote.
The government worries that foreign buying is introducing the risk of a market bubble and making homes less affordable for Singaporeans, which is feeding a growing resentment of foreigners.
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In 2005, the government passed a controversial hydrocarbons law that imposed significantly higher royalties and required foreign firms then operating under risk-sharing contracts to surrender all production to the state energy company in exchange for a predetermined service fee.
Mr. Hanke would be most helpful in suggesting how African policymakers can protect the currency-risk interests of foreign investors and leave investment-making decisions to those who understand the terrain and know that plenty of investment opportunities await to be exploited.
One of the ways the market measures credit risks is by looking at the spreds of credit default swaps, a default insurance derivatives market that measures the risk of buying foreign bonds as compared to buying a comparable maturity from the US Treasury.
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Others may decide to risk detection by the IRS and the imposition of substantial penalties, including the civil fraud penalty, numerous foreign information return penalties, and the potential risk of criminal prosecution.
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Eight companies cited rising costs as their main risk while four cited foreign exchange worries.
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What about this idea that buying and holding foreign ETFs will reduce your investment risk?
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Foreign investing always carries a bit more risk, but the best bargains--and opportunities--might lie overseas.
Ms Mtetwa was also a flight risk because she held a foreign passport, Ms Gofa ruled.
Here you can get your taste of foreign equities without a lot of currency risk.
Chinese firms, said Ms Wu, should hedge their currency risk using derivatives, as foreign companies do.
The country is considered to be at risk of defaulting on its foreign debt.
That worked when mainly foreign-owned banks were willing to risk their shareholders' money to chase market share.
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Conversely, investors in smaller foreign economies are probably taking too much risk when they load up on home-based stocks and ignore the rest of the world.
La Paz's pre-eminent status in Bolivia is increasingly at risk: nowadays, most foreign companies choose to set up in Santa Cruz, a business-friendly city in the eastern lowlands.
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