World-wide terror risk is still rising

Increased terrorist activity is making the world a riskier place in which to do business, according to Aon's 2005 Terrorism Risk map, which assesses the level and nature of terrorist threat around the world.

Of the 31 countries receiving higher terrorism risk ratings than last year, almost half (48%) are in Western Europe. Among these, the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium and Denmark have all been marked as higher risk because of increased extremist activity by their domestic Muslim and Islamic