Risk Insights

  • Papua New Guinea: A will but not necessarily a way for Bougainville
    Papua New Guinea: A will but not necessarily a way for Bougainville
    Date first published: 05 December 2019 Key sectors: mining Key risks: political stability; internal conflict On 7 December, polling for whether the Au...
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    06 December 2019
  • Hong Kong SAR: The siege of PolyU
    Key sectors: all Key risks: political violence; internal conflict On 26 November a 50-strong group made up of security guards, councillors, Red Cross ...
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    29 November 2019
  • Bolivia: Legitimacy crisis
    Bolivia: Legitimacy crisis
    Key sectors: all Key risks: policy continuity; political stability; governability; civil unrest Bolivia’s government is facing an unprecedented legi...
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    21 November 2019
  • Saudi Arabia: Will the behemoth Aramco float or flounder?
    Saudi Arabia: Will the behemoth Aramco float or flounder?
    Key sectors: oil & gas Key risks: business disruption; contract frustration; policy uncertainty On 1 May 2015 Saudi’s oil behemoth and state cor...
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    18 November 2019
  • Indonesia: Flip-flopping its way to EV supremacy
    Indonesia: Flip-flopping its way to EV supremacy
    Key sectors: mining; metals Key risks: policy uncertainty; business risks On 28 October the government ordered a temporary immediate ban on exports of...
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    08 November 2019
  • Chile: Surprising violence
    Key sectors: all Key risks: looting; arson attacks; violent clashes; civil unrest; policy continuity Chile’s latest wave of civil unrest – the lar...
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    31 October 2019
  • United Kingdom: Over to EU
    Key Sectors: all Key Risks: political instability; elections; trade disruptions On 22 October, parliament voted to support Prime Minister Boris John...
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    25 October 2019
  • Hong Kong SAR: IEDs and firebombs in Asia’s finance hub
    Date first published: 15 October 2019 Key sectors: all Key risks: political violence; internal conflict On 13 October, during the latest wave of city-...
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    18 October 2019
  • Ecuador: Fuel subsidies end, violent protests begin
    Ecuador: Fuel subsidies end, violent protests begin
    Date first published: 10 October 2019 Key sectors: all Key risks: political violence; civil unrest; political instability Indigenous-led protests are ...
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    14 October 2019
  • Saudi Arabia: Unfriendly neighbours
    Saudi Arabia: Unfriendly neighbours
    Key sectors: oil & gas Key risks: business disruption; regional instability; cyber-security Around 03:30 on 14 September several projectiles hit s...
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    27 September 2019
  • Guatemala: State of emergency
    Guatemala: State of emergency
    Key sectors: all Key risks: violent crime; deadly clashes; extortion; political violence On 4 September President Jimmy Morales declared a 30-day stat...
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    18 September 2019
  • Israel – Lebanon: Is war on the cards?
    Key sectors: defence; all Key risks: war on land On 26 August two drones crashed into the Dahiyah district of Beirut, one into Hizbullah’s media cen...
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    11 September 2019