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.