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Accounting for Political Risk at AES (B)
Perez Cavazos, Gerardo; Srinivasan, SurajCase HBS-118024-EAccounting and ControlSupplement to case 118023. As a global energy generating company, AES frequently faces challenges from political changes and instability. This is exacerbated by the fact that in many instances AES' primary customer is the government, which is also in charge of law-making. For example, AES' management team has encountered expropriation risks in Venezuela, collection problems in the Dominican Republic, and regulatory changes in the United States th...Starting at €5.74
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Creating Accountability in Afghanistan
Heese, Jonas; Perez Cavazos, Gerardo; Soltes, Eugene; Liu, GraceCase HBS-120024-EAccounting and ControlBy early 2019, the United States had contributed $132 billion to the Afghan reconstruction. John Sopko, in his role as the Special Inspector General for Afghan Reconstruction (SIGAR), was in charge of providing accountability for U.S. aid funding. Sopko's oversight faced severe limitations such as a growing on-budget assistance, pervasive corruption, and lack of transportation, infrastructure, and security for his staff. To fight those odds, SIGA...Starting at €8.20
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Accounting for Political Risk at AES
Perez Cavazos, Gerardo; Srinivasan, SurajCase HBS-118023-EAccounting and ControlAs a global energy generating company, AES frequently faces challenges from political changes and instability. This is exacerbated by the fact that in many instances AES' primary customer is the government, which is also in charge of law-making. For example, AES' management team has encountered expropriation risks in Venezuela, collection problems in the Dominican Republic, and regulatory changes in the United States that have led to asset impair...Starting at €8.20