Political Risk Concerns Return

August 2008 | Market Strategy

BMI View: We have started to witness a spate of nationalisations, referenda and constitutional proposals across Latin America, which have started to dictate investor sentiment and provoke a readjustment of risk premia. With the commodities boom seemingly winding down, we warn that political risk may become an increasingly powerful market force.

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