Lebanon: Broke down palace
Lebanon: Broke down palace
Key sectors: banking; all Key risks: Default; sanctions On 7 March new Prime Minister Hassan Diab announced Beirut’s intention to default on US$1.2b...
South Africa: More bad news
South Africa: More bad news
Key sectors: all Key risks: economic risks; frustration of process The bad tidings keep coming in for South Africa. Data released on 3 March showed th...
Guyana: Teetering between blessing and curse
Guyana: Teetering between blessing and curse
Key sectors: all, particularly extractives Key risks: political instability; policy uncertainty; contract frustration, civil unrest Guyana has failed ...
South Sudan: Unity government a way-stop, not the destination
South Sudan: Unity government a way-stop, not the destination
Key sectors: all Key risks: internal conflict; political stability After more than a year of political wrangling, two postponements and an eleventh-ho...
Nigeria: Security has improved, but for how long?
Nigeria: Security has improved, but for how long?
Key sectors: all Key risks: internal conflict; terrorism; political violence Restoring security has been a key promise of Nigeria’s President Muhamm...
AKE’s Head of Political Risk Quoted in Financial Times on Russia-Venezuela sanctions
AKE’s Head of Political Risk Quoted in Financial Times on Russia-Venezuela sanctions
Maximilian Hess, AKE’s Head of Political Risk, was quoted in the Financial Times’ writeup of new sanctions introduced by the US Treasury&#...
El Salvador: Towards authoritarianism?
El Salvador: Towards authoritarianism?
Date first published: 18 February 2020 Key sectors: all Key risks: governability; political stability; civil unrest On 9 February President Nayib Buke...
Chile: New norms
Chile: New norms
Date first published: 11/02/2020 Key sectors: all Key risks: civil unrest; policy continuity; looting; arson attacks; violent clashes Violent unrest h...
Gaza and the West Bank – Israel: How not to plan for peace
Gaza and the West Bank – Israel: How not to plan for peace
Key sectors: all Key risks: war on land; political violence; terrorism; protests; strikes; demonstrations On 6 February an Israeli soldier was wounded...
United States: Boeing’s jumbo problem
United States: Boeing’s jumbo problem
Key sectors: aviation Key risks: debt; losses The Boeing Company, one of the world’s two largest airplane manufacturers, faces serious problems. In ...
Russia: Much ado about Moscow
Russia: Much ado about Moscow
Key sectors: all Key risks: political stability; civil unrest; economic Since 15 January Russia has experienced a tumultuous series of political event...
Venezuela: The Guaido-Maduro showdown intensifies
Venezuela: The Guaido-Maduro showdown intensifies
Key sectors: all Key risks: political instability; sanctions; governability; civil unrest On 5 January Nicolas Maduro’s regime moved to seize contro...
