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AKE Special Report: Niger Security Outlook
Niger's general election on 27 December 2020 marks the halfway point to the country's first-ever voluntary handover of power following an election. Pr...
EU – UK: Post-Brexit trade deal finally signed
Date first published: 12/01/2021 Key sectors: all Key risks: trade disruptions Risk development The United Kingdom (UK) and the European Union ...
Ones to Watch, 11 January 2021
Americas: Efforts to remove President Trump from office to intensify in the US Sectors: all Key Risks: political instability; violent unrest The US Ho...
Political Risk Outlook Q4 2020 – Ones to Watch
AKE's Political Risk Outlook Special Report contains a selection of five countries from around the world where the political landscape was fundamental...
Kyrgyzstan: Japarov, jailbreaks and jittery politics
Date first published: 05/01/2021 Key sectors: all Key risks: political uncertainty; economic risks; civil unrest; crime Risk development On 10 ...
Ones to Watch, 4 January 2021
Americas: Venezuela’s Maduro to further consolidate power as new legislative period begins Sectors: all Key Risks: political instability; violent un...
Central African Republic: 2012.2?
Date first published: 24/12/2020 Key sectors: all Key risks: internal conflict; political instability Risk development Days before general elec...
Ones to Watch, 29 December 2020
Americas: Efforts to end three week-long strike affecting grain exports to intensify Sectors: agribusiness Key Risks: labour strike; industrial action...
Brazil: Next-level banditry
Date first published: 17/12/2020 Key sectors: banking; insurance Key risks: organised crime Risk development Two sensational commando-style ban...
Ones to Watch, 21 December 2020
Americas: President Ortega pushing for law that would ban opposition from 2021 elections Sectors: all Key Risks: political instability; civil unrest; ...
AKE Special Report: Biden’s MENA Policy Pivot
Four years of United States (US) President Donald Trump's foreign policy have had some critical diplomatic repercussions for countries in the Middle E...
AKE Special Report: China Corporate Defaults
The string of defaults by Chinese state-owned enterprises has sparked numerous debates about the country's corporate bond market and the wider economy...
