Collection

Overseas Business Risk

Information for UK businesses on how to identify and guard against security and political risks when trading overseas.

Contents

  1. Africa
  2. Americas
  3. Asia
  4. Europe
  5. Middle East
  6. Oceania

The Overseas Business Risks guides provide information for businesses on potential risks when trading in the countries listed below. These cover political and economic risks, human rights issues, bribery, terrorism, criminal activity, and intellectual property.

See also information on Bribery and corruption - UK anti-bribery policy, Cyber security guidance for business, Crime and fraud prevention for businesses in international trade, Guidance for businesses operating in high risk environments, Intellectual property - general guidance, Protecting your UK intellectual property abroad and Human Rights.

For more information on protective security, visit NaCTSO and CPNI.

For up-to-date and useful information on the political and economic environment in over 20 high growth markets please visit our FCO Political and Economic Updates.

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Africa

  1. Overseas Business Risk - Algeria

    • 10 September 2014
    • Guidance

  2. Overseas Business Risk - Angola

    • 27 August 2014
    • Guidance

  3. Overseas Business Risk - Cote D'Ivoire

    • 5 November 2014
    • Guidance

  4. Overseas Business Risk - Ethiopia

    • 10 November 2014
    • Guidance

  5. Overseas Business Risk – Ghana

    • 22 August 2014
    • Guidance

  6. Overseas Business Risk - Gabon

    • 6 November 2014
    • Guidance

  7. Overseas Business Risk - Kenya

    • 13 August 2014
    • Guidance

  8. Overseas Business Risk - Mauritius

    • 25 November 2014
    • Guidance

  9. Overseas Business Risk - Morocco

    • 30 October 2013
    • Guidance

  10. Overseas Business Risk - Mozambique

    • 29 September 2014
    • Guidance

  11. Overseas Business Risk - Namibia

    • 1 August 2014
    • Guidance

  12. Overseas Business Risk – Sierra Leone

    • 25 November 2014
    • Guidance

  13. Overseas Business Risk - South Africa

    • 11 June 2014
    • Guidance

  14. Overseas Business Risk - Uganda

    • 3 December 2014
    • Guidance

  15. Overseas Business Risk - Senegal

    • 1 October 2014
    • Research and analysis

Americas

  1. Overseas Business Risk - Argentina

    • 25 November 2014
    • Research and analysis

  2. Overseas Business Risk - Brazil

    • 2 December 2014
    • Guidance

  3. Overseas Business Risk - Barbados

    • 15 August 2014
    • Guidance

  4. Overseas Business Risk - Chile

    • 25 November 2014
    • Guidance

  5. Overseas Business Risk - Colombia

    • 26 November 2014
    • Guidance

  6. Overseas Business Risk – Dominican Republic

    • 22 July 2014
    • Guidance

  7. Overseas Business Risk - Ecuador

    • 16 September 2014
    • Guidance

  8. Overseas Business Risk - Mexico

    • 3 September 2014
    • Guidance

  9. Overseas Business Risk - Panama

    • 22 August 2014
    • Guidance

  10. Overseas Business Risk – Trinidad & Tobago

    • 14 August 2014
    • Guidance

  11. Overseas Business Risk - Venezuela

    • 26 November 2014
    • Guidance

  12. Overseas Business Risk - Peru

    • 6 October 2014
    • Guidance

Asia

  1. Overseas Business Risk - Bangladesh

    • 5 August 2014
    • Guidance

  2. Overseas Business Risk - China

    • 1 August 2014
    • Guidance

  3. Overseas Business Risk - Hong Kong

    • 2 September 2014
    • Guidance

  4. Overseas Business Risk - Indonesia

    • 21 November 2014
    • Guidance

  5. Overseas Business Risk - Japan

    • 10 October 2014
    • Research and analysis

  6. Overseas Business Risk - Kazakhstan

    • 30 July 2014
    • Guidance

  7. Overseas Business Risk - Malaysia

    • 25 November 2014
    • Guidance

  8. Overseas Business Risk - Nepal

    • 4 September 2014
    • Guidance

  9. Overseas Business Risk - Pakistan

    • 27 November 2014
    • Guidance

  10. Overseas Business Risk - Philippines

    • 25 November 2014
    • Guidance

  11. Overseas Business Risk - Singapore

    • 26 November 2014
    • Guidance

  12. Overseas Business Risk – South Korea

    • 27 May 2014
    • Guidance

  13. Overseas Business Risk – Sri Lanka

    • 27 November 2014
    • Guidance

  14. Overseas Business Risk - Taiwan

    • 31 July 2014
    • Guidance

  15. Overseas Business Risk - Thailand

    • 21 November 2014
    • Guidance

  16. Overseas Business Risk - Turkmenistan

    • 9 October 2014
    • Guidance

  17. Overseas Business Risk - Vietnam

    • 24 November 2014
    • Guidance

Europe

  1. Overseas Business Risk - Austria

    • 16 September 2014
    • Guidance

  2. Overseas Business Risk - Bosnia and Herzegovina

    • 22 August 2014
    • Guidance

  3. Overseas Business Risk - Croatia

    • 1 September 2014
    • Guidance

  4. Overseas Business Risk - Czech Republic

    • 16 September 2014
    • Guidance

  5. Overseas Business Risk - Estonia

    • 15 November 2013
    • Guidance

  6. Overseas Business Risk - Finland

    • 4 August 2014
    • Guidance

  7. Overseas Business Risk - France

    • 31 July 2014
    • Guidance

  8. Overseas Business Risk - Germany

    • 3 September 2014
    • Guidance

  9. Overseas Business Risk - Greece

    • 2 March 2015
    • Guidance

  10. Overseas Business Risk - Hungary

    • 28 November 2014
    • Guidance

  11. Overseas Business Risk - Italy

    • 28 July 2014
    • Guidance

  12. Overseas Business Risk - Latvia

    • 30 October 2013
    • Guidance

  13. Overseas Business Risk - Lithuania

    • 7 September 2014
    • Guidance

  14. Overseas Business Risk - Luxembourg

    • 23 July 2014
    • Guidance

  15. Overseas Business Risk - Macedonia

    • 22 July 2014
    • Guidance

  16. Overseas Business Risk - Poland

    • 22 July 2014
    • Guidance

  17. Overseas Business Risk - Portugal

    • 1 August 2014
    • Guidance

  18. Overseas Business Risk - Romania

    • 19 December 2013
    • Guidance

  19. Overseas Business Risk - Russia

    • 6 August 2014
    • Guidance

  20. Overseas Business Risk - Serbia

    • 31 July 2014
    • Guidance

  21. Overseas Business Risk - Slovakia

    • 1 September 2014
    • Guidance

  22. Overseas Business Risk - Slovenia

    • 10 January 2014
    • Guidance

  23. Overseas Business Risk - Spain

    • 13 August 2014
    • Guidance

  24. Overseas Business Risk - Sweden

    • 6 August 2014
    • Guidance

  25. Overseas Business Risk - Switzerland

    • 1 August 2014
    • Guidance

  26. Overseas Business Risk - Turkey

    • 22 August 2014
    • Guidance

  27. Overseas Business Risk - Ukraine

    • 6 August 2014
    • Guidance

Middle East

  1. Overseas Business Risk - Bahrain

    • 27 August 2014
    • Guidance

  2. Overseas Business Risk - Israel

    • 1 June 2014
    • Guidance

  3. Overseas Business Risk - Kuwait

    • 5 December 2013
    • Guidance

  4. Overseas Business Risk - Lebanon

    • 7 November 2013
    • Guidance

  5. Overseas Business Risk - Saudi Arabia

    • 21 October 2014
    • Guidance

  6. Overseas Business Risk - the Occupied Palestinian Territories

    • 22 July 2014
    • Guidance

  7. Overseas Business Risk - Qatar

    • 4 September 2014
    • Guidance

  8. Overseas Business Risk – United Arab Emirates

    • 29 September 2014
    • Guidance

Oceania

  1. Overseas Business Risk - Australia

    • 5 August 2014
    • Guidance

  2. Overseas Business Risk – New Zealand

    • 7 August 2014
    • Guidance
Published:
12 June 2014
Updated:
27 November 2014

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27 November 2014 2:01pm
First published.
6 November 2014 5:05pm
Gabon, Peru
2 October 2014 3:06pm
intellectual property abroad
4 August 2014 4:35pm
China update
1 August 2014 4:51pm
Namibia and Argentina
30 July 2014 5:05pm
change to ordering
25 July 2014 12:55pm
bahrain and cote d'ivoire
23 July 2014 2:37pm
Added Luxembourg
22 July 2014 2:24pm
Thailand and Poland Updates
21 July 2014 4:55pm
July update for Russia and Ukraine
15 July 2014 2:33pm
Updated Mauritius page 15 July
14 July 2014 2:18pm
Mauritius Update - July 14 2014
9 July 2014 5:08pm
Overseas Business Risk - Hong Kong
2 July 2014 5:42pm
Updated links
12 June 2014 11:24am
Link to FCO Political and Economic Updates
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