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Eastern Caribbean: A successful monetary union?
Date first published: 02/05/2017 Key sectors: all Key risks: slow growth; sovereign default There is a story, perhaps apocryphal, that before the est...
Venezuela: Further into chaos
Date first published: 27/04/2017 Key sectors: all Key risks: violent unrest; looting; deadly clashes; deadly clashes Violence has once again erupte...
Will France’s two-round electoral system fail?
Date first published: 20/04/2017 Key sectors: all Key risks: political stability The outcome of France’s upcoming 28 April first-round presidentia...
Ones to Watch: 24 April 2017
Americas: anti-government demonstrations to continue in Venezuela; high risk of violence Sectors: all Key Risks: civil unrest; violent clashes; politi...- No Syrian misadventure yet
No Syrian misadventure yet
Date first published: 11/04/2017 Key sectors: security; infrastructure Key risks: war on land; political violence; terrorism On 4 April, a fixed-win... 
A CFA Haven
Key sectors: all Key risks: CIET; CF ‘Currency is not a technical issue’, wrote former French Prime Minister Edouard Balladur, instead ‘it affec...
Ones to Watch: 10 April 2017
Americas: protests over Ecuadorian election continue while ELN peace talks under threat Sectors: all Key Risks: political instability; terrorism; civi...- Inter-Kurdish rivalries spill to the fore
Inter-Kurdish rivalries spill to the fore
Key sectors: security; energy; trade Key risks: civil unrest; political violence; business interruption The rivalries between Iraqi Kurdish armed gr... 
Ones to Watch: 3 April 2017
Americas: trial that could lead to Temer’s fall set to begin in Brazil Sectors: all Key Risks: political instability; strikes and demonstrations; co...- United Kingdom: After the Westminster attack
United Kingdom: After the Westminster attack
Key sectors: all Key risks: terrorism; political violence The 22 March car and knife attack in Westminster has highlighted security concerns in the UK... 
Ones to Watch: 27 March 2017
Americas: Ecuador to face historic presidential runoff Sectors: all Key Risks: political stability; policy continuity; social unrest In Ecuador...
Ones to Watch: 20 March 2017
Americas: new corruption probes to stoke political instability, governability risks in Brazil Sectors: all Key Risks: political instability; strikes a...
