News and updates
Japan: SoftBank continues to evolve
Date first published: 10/12/2020 Key sectors: telecommunications; technology Key risks: credit risks Risk development SoftBank continues to evo...
Ones to Watch, 14 December 2020
Americas: Vitol facing corruption-related fallout in Mexico, Ecuador, Brazil amid US probe Sectors: oil and gas Key Risks: frustration of process, con...
Moldova: An uphill struggle
Date first published: 03/12/2020 Key sectors: all Key risks: political; economic; corruption; institutional reform Risk development On 16 Novem...
Ones to Watch, 7 December 2020
Americas: Braskem-Idesa mulls legal action against Mexico over suspended gas contract Sectors: petrochemicals; hydrocarbons Key Risks: FoP; contract r...
Morocco: Western Sahara – a neglected conflict
Date first published: 26/11/2020 Key sectors: mining; commercial transport Key risks: war on land; business disruption; unrest Risk Development...
AKE Special Report: COVID-19 Vaccine
As the UK approves the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, the world has moved a step closer to controlling the COVID-19 pandemic. AKE's Special Report examines ...
Ones to Watch, 30 November 2020
Americas: Venezuela’s controversial legislative elections to take place amid opposition boycott Sectors: all Key Risks: political stability; electio...
Afghanistan: The US’s longest war and the impossibility of ending it
Date first published: 19/11/2020 Key sectors: all Key risks: civil war; troop deployments; terrorism Risk development Serious questions are bei...
Ones to Watch, 23 November
Americas: Tensions to persist despite Guatemala’s Congress move to shelve 2021 budget Sectors: all Key Risks: political instability; violent unres...
Ethiopia: A war by any other name
Key sectors: all Key risks: internal conflict; external conflict;political instability; economic risks Date first published: 17/11/2020 Risk de...
Ones to Watch, 16 November
Americas: Transition tension mounts as Peru’s interim president resigns after deadly unrest Sectors: all Key Risks: political instability; violent u...
Ones to Watch, 9 November 2020
Americas: Belize’s ruling UDP and opposition PUP to face off in contested general election Sectors: all Key Risks: policy continuity; election-relat...
