News and updates
- DRC: Kamerhe corruption trial highlights President’s perennial power struggles
DRC: Kamerhe corruption trial highlights President’s perennial power struggles
Date first published: 16/06/2020 Key sectors: all Key risks: frustration of process; corruption; political instability On 20 June, a Kinshasa tribunal... 
Ones to Watch, 15 June 2020
Americas: Controversial proposal to merge Mexico’s regulators postponed amid backlash Sectors: all Key Risks: regulatory changes; contract frustrati...- European Union: A small step towards fiscal federalism
European Union: A small step towards fiscal federalism
Date first published: 09/06/2020 Key sectors: all Key risks: sovereign debt; economic recovery; fiscal federalism In 1790, Alexander Hamilton, the fir... 
Ones to Watch, 8 June
Americas: Guyana completes 2 March general election vote recount, opposition set to win Sectors: oil and gas; mining Key Risks: political instability;...
Burundi: What next after 20 May general elections?
Date first published: 2/06/2020 Key sectors: all Key risks: internal conflict; external conflict; political violence; civil unrest; economic growth Bu...
Ones to Watch, 1 June 2020
Americas: Suriname faces heightened political instability after crucial election Sectors: oil and gas; mining Key Risks: political instability; policy...
China – US: Post-pandemic relations: more, not less, tension
Date first published: 28/05/2020 Key sectors: all Key risks: political instability; economic growth; investment; trade war The United States (US)-Chin...
Ones to Watch, 26 May 2020
Americas: Creditor talks set to continue after Argentina’s ninth sovereign default Sectors: all Key Risks: sovereign default In Argentina, creditor ...
Isolation; a blog – #5 a code
A Code. The final lockdown blog. I think you should be able to sum up what you live by in paragraph. Otherwise, you could look like one of those peopl...
Yemen: Southern separatists secede as COVID-19 catastrophe escalates
Date first published: 19/05/2020 Key sectors: all; shipping; construction Key risks: political instability; war on land On 26 April Yemen’s separati...
Ones to Watch, 18 May 2020
Americas: Ecuador’s mining sector to resume operations despite state of emergency extension Sectors: mining; all Key Risks: business interruption; ...
AKE Report – COVID-19 and the long term changes to the global economy
The COVID-19 pandemic has shocked the global economy. Economic activity ground to a halt, and global supply chains have been battered. When the pand...
