News and updates

  • Libya: The final piece of Haftar’s puzzle
    Libya: The final piece of Haftar’s puzzle
    Date first published: 16/4/2019 Key sectors: oil & gas; all Key risks: political stability; security; confiscation and expropriation; war on land...
    ake-intel
    17 April 2019
  • AKE Special Report – Nigeria After the Elections
    AKE Special Report – Nigeria After the Elections
    AKE’s Special Report discusses the state of Nigeria’s economy, assesses the prospects and potential impact of oil-sector reform and identifies the...
    ake-intel
    16 April 2019
  • Ones to Watch, 15 April 2019
    Americas: Brazil’s Petrobras cancels diesel price hike amid ongoing divestment efforts Sectors: gas and oil Key Risks: political interference; busin...
    ake-intel
    15 April 2019
  • Ecuador: Weathering fragmentation and austerity costs
    Ecuador: Weathering fragmentation and austerity costs
    Date first published: 4/4/2019 Key sectors: all Key risks: non-payment; governability; civil unrest The government of President Lenin Moreno is set t...
    ake-intel
    10 April 2019
  • Political Risk Outlook Q1 2019 – 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...
    ake-intel
    09 April 2019
  • Ones to Watch, 8 April 2019
    Americas: Agreement to end two-month blockade at Peru’s Las Bambas copper mine reached Sectors: extractive industries Key Risks: force majeure; civi...
    ake-intel
    08 April 2019
  • Tonga: A litmus test for democracy
    Tonga: A litmus test for democracy
    Date first published: 2/4/2019 Key sectors: all Key risks: political stability Recent developments in Tonga have thrown the political landscape into ...
    ake-intel
    03 April 2019
  • Ones to Watch, 1 April 2019
    Americas: Venezuela to face heightened tensions, risk of escalation      Sectors: all Key Risks: political instability; military intervention; san...
    ake-intel
    01 April 2019
  • Russia-Turkey: Dangerous liaisons
    Russia-Turkey: Dangerous liaisons
    Date first published: 26/3/2019 Key sectors: defence; energy Key risks: sanctions In 2017 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed a US$2.5bln p...
    ake-intel
    27 March 2019
  • Ones to Watch, 25 March 2019
    Americas: US pressure on Havana intensifies as lawsuits against Cuban entities allowed Sectors: all Key Risks: business disruption; diplomatic fallout...
    ake-intel
    25 March 2019
  • Peru: Political violence and operational disruption
    Peru: Political violence and operational disruption
    Date first published: 14/3/2019 Key sectors: mining; hydrocarbon; commercial; cargo transport Key risks: disruptive strikes; business interruption; c...
    ake-intel
    20 March 2019
  • Ones to Watch, 18 March 2019
    Americas: Guyana to miss snap election deadline, constitutional crisis looms Sectors: all Key Risks: political stability; governability In Guyana, the...
    ake-intel
    18 March 2019