The
new
report
by
risk
analysis
and
mapping
firm
Maplecroft
has
ranked
197
countries
according
to
the
independence,
efficiency,
implementation
and
transparency
of
the
states’
legal
systems.
The
ten
states
where
investment
is
considered
riskiest
include
a
number
of
hydrocarbon-rich
nations:
Burma
(also
known
as
Myanmar),
North
Korea,
Somalia,
South
Sudan,
Turkmenistan,
Cuba,
Cambodia,
Afghanistan,
Syria
and
Libya.
Other
states
where
the
industry
is
highly
active
rank
among
the
19
states
with
an
'extreme
risk'
investment
rating
in
the
Rule
of
Law
report,
notably
Angola
in
13th
place
and
Iraq
at
18th.
Burma
continues…
