Examine the Examples of political risk within countries
- Outbreak of national war, unrest, civil war or riot.
- Nationalisation of industriesfor example confiscation of assets from private sector by a nations government to become state owned and controlled.
- Enforcement of international trade barriers for exampleexport and imports tariffs and quotas, or exchange controls over a nation's domestic currency to influence its exchange value.
- Changes in regulations and taxation policy e.g. UK governments 'windfall tax 'based on "the excess profits of privatised utilities".
- Expropriation of assets or Restrictions on dividends out of a country.
- Political instability for example elections may change policy.
- New regulation or legislation introducedfor example changing laws about foreign ownership, employment andcompetition.
- Conflict of interest between a government's aims and organisations aims.