Global Journal of Management and Business Research, B: Economics and Commerce, Volume 20 Issue 1

© 2020. Nyande Fania, Chen Yan, Joseph Bikanyi Kuyon & Sow Djeri. This is a research/review paper, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by- nc/3.0/), permitting all non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Global Journal of Management and Business Research: B Economics and Commerce Volume 20 Issue 1 Version 1.0 Year 2020 Type: Double Blind Peer Reviewed International Research Journal Publisher: Global Journals Online ISSN: 2249-4588 & Print ISSN: 0975-5853 Geopolitical Risks (GPRs) and Foreign Direct Investments: A Business Risk Approach By Nyande Fania, Chen Yan, Joseph Bikanyi Kuyon & Sow Djeri Dongbei University of Finance and Economics Abstract- This research seeks to investigate the effect of Geopolitical Risks on Foreign Direct Investment. Data are from all sixteen countries in West Africa. This research uses the Generalized linear model to examine the effect of geopolitical risk on Foreign Direct Investment. The findings reveal that although geopolitical risk(s) have an impact on Foreign Direct Investment, however, not all the components of Geopolitical risk(s) have the same relationship with Foreign Direct investments. The implication for this is that investors need to have sufficient information on Geopolitical Risk(s) to do a risk assessment and see whether the Geopolitical Risk(s) is within their risk appetite and risk culture. This research adds to the literature of decision theory, which states that the client must have sufficient knowledge about issues and topics of interest before making a decision. Keywords: geopolitical risk. foreign direct investment. politics. geography. macroeconomics. risk management. GJMBR-B Classification: JEL Code: E22 GeopoliticalRisksGPRsandForeignDirectInvestmentsABusinessRiskApproach Strictly as per the compliance and regulations of: