News and updates

  • AKE Insights Report: Sovereign risk to oil producing countries
    The unprecedented dual shocks of the oil price crash of 2020 overlaid with the economic fall out of the COVID-19 pandemic have had severe economic rep...
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    09 June 2021
  • Indonesia: The killing of Gusti Nugraha
    Date first published: 03/06/2021 Key sectors: all Key risks: political instability; civil unrest   Risk development The Indonesian military is bo...
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    09 June 2021
  • Ones to Watch, 7 June 2021
    Americas: Crackdown on Nicaraguan opposition to further intensify ahead of November vote Sectors: all Key Risks: political instability; arbitrary dete...
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    07 June 2021
  • Mexico: (Electoral) violence
    Date first published: 01/06/2021 Key sectors: all Key risks: targeted political violence; drug- and crime-related violence; kidnapping   Risk dev...
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    02 June 2021
  • Ones to Watch, 1 June 2021
    Americas: Highly contested presidential runoff in Peru; crucial midterm elections in Mexico Sectors: all Key Risks: governability; economic risks; pol...
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    01 June 2021
  • The Sahel: Operation Stabilisation
    Date first published: 25/05/2021 Key sectors: all Key risks: insecurity; political violence; governance   Risk development On 21 March 137 people...
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    26 May 2021
  • Ones to Watch, 24 May 2021
    Americas: Conservative Guillermo Lasso takes office in Ecuador Sectors: all Key Risks: governability; economic risks; policy continuity; civil In Ecua...
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    24 May 2021
  • Gaza and the West Bank – Israel: The night of 1,000 rockets
    Date first published: 13/05/2021 Key sectors: all; gas; commercial infrastructure Key risks: war on land; civil unrest; malicious damage; business dis...
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    19 May 2021
  • Ones to Watch, 17 May 2021
    Americas: Venezuela’s Maduro and Guaido mull fresh talks; meaningful results to remain elusive Sectors: all Key Risks: political instability; econom...
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    17 May 2021
  • AKE Special Report: Brinkmanship on the Ukraine-Russia border
    From 30 March to 23 April the armed forces of the Russian Federation extensively deployed 100 miles from the border of Ukraine’s Donbas region, whic...
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    14 May 2021
  • Colombia: Spiralling unrest
    Date first published: 11/05/2021 Key sectors: all Key risks: looting; arson attacks; violent clashes; civil unrest; instability   Risk developmen...
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    12 May 2021
  • Ones to Watch, 10 May 2021
    Americas: Chile to hold delayed Constituent Assembly and municipal elections on 15-16 May Sectors: all Key Risks: political instability; protests; pol...
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    10 May 2021