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Kidnap & Ransom Report Q1 2023
AKE's Kidnap and Ransom (K&R) Q1 2023 Special Report contains a selection of key K&R cases, trends and analyses based on AKE’s research on...
Saudi Arabia – Worldwide: ‘Saudi First’ policy shakes up oil markets
Date first published: 11/04/2023 Key sectors: oil and gas Key risks: inflation; supply deficit; political tensions Risk development: On 2 April...
Ones to Watch, 11 April 2023
Americas: Brazil’s Petrobras to honour signed asset sales contracts, review other potential deals Sectors: oil and gas Key Risks: business risk; con...
Political Risk Outlook Q1 2023 – Ones to Watch
AKE's Political Risk Outlook Special Report contains a selection of five countries from around the world where the political or economic landscape was...
Israel: Ben-Gvir’s private paramilitary force
Date first published: 04/04/2023 Key sectors: all Key risks: political violence; internal conflict Risk development On 27 March after 12 cons...
Ones to Watch, 3 April 2023
Americas: Former US president Donald Trump set to face criminal charges Sectors: all Key Risks: political polarisation In the United States, on 4 Apri...
Central African Republic: Pointing the trigger finger
Date first published: 28/03/2023 Key sectors: all; mining Key risks: terrorism Risk development On 19 March nine Chinese workers were killed an...
Ones to Watch, 27 March 2023
Americas: Rare corruption probe suggests internal power struggle within Venezuela’s PSUV party Sectors: all Key Risks: political stability; business...
Argentina: Drug violence (finally) in the spotlight
Date first published: 21/03/2023 Key sectors: all Key risks: drug trafficking; targeted killings; arson attacks; extortion; crime-related violence &nb...
Ones to Watch, 20 March 2023
Americas: Foreign exchange shortage stokes concerns over Bolivia’s deepening financial crisis Sectors: all Key Risks: credit risk; economic risk; bu...
Israel – West Bank: Settler violence reshaping security in the West Bank
On 26 February around 400 Israeli settlers stormed the Palestinian town of Huwarah in southern Nablus and killed at least one Palestinian, injured doz...
Australia: A national security focus on investments
Date first published: 09/03/2023 Key sectors: mining; national security; foreign investment Key risks: economic risks; business risks; frustration of ...
