Risk Insights

  • Zimbabwe: Democracy postponed
    Zimbabwe: Democracy postponed
    Date first published: 07/08/2018 Key sectors: all Key risks: political stability; policy certainty; political violence When Emmerson Mnangagwa was ...
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    15 August 2018
  • India: The state of the telecommunications industry
    Date first published: 31/07/2018 Key risks: increased competition; losses; default Key sectors: telecommunication The Indian telecommunication sect...
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    08 August 2018
  • Northern Ireland: Fiddles amid flares
    Northern Ireland: Fiddles amid flares
    Date first published: 24/07/2018 Key sectors: all Key risks: civil unrest; political instability On 14 July the West Belfast homes of former Sinn Fe...
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    01 August 2018
  • East Africa: A looming debt crisis?
    East Africa: A looming debt crisis?
    Date first published: 19/07/2018 Key sectors: all Key risks: debt distress; frustration of process East Africa is projected to be the fastest growi...
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    25 July 2018
  • Libya: The Chaos Continues
    Date first published: 12/07/2018 Key sectors: all Key risks: political violence; payment risks; political instability Recent months have seen renew...
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    18 July 2018
  • Mozambique: Toward an escalation of Islamist violence
    Date first published: 05/07/2018 Key sectors: energy Key risks: terrorism; conflict A series of gruesome attacks by jihadist group Al Sunnah wa Jam...
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    11 July 2018
  • Turkey: The President and the remaining opposition
    Date first published: 26/06/2018 Key sectors: all Key risks: banking crisis; lira depreciation; inflation A common joke in Turkey is that the only op...
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    04 July 2018
  • Russia: The World Cup of Security
    Russia: The World Cup of Security
    Date first published: 19/06/2018 Key sectors: sports; travel; construction Key risks: political violence; terrorism; civil unrest Four years on fro...
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    27 June 2018
  • Barbados: A crisis that will rum-ble on
    Barbados: A crisis that will rum-ble on
    Date first published: 12/06/2018 Key sectors: all Key risks: sovereign default; domestic default; financial sector stability On 1 June Mia Mottley...
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    20 June 2018
  • The 12 June US – North Korea Summit is all about China
    The 12 June US – North Korea Summit is all about China
    Date first published: 07/06/2018 Key sectors: all Key risks: sanctions; war; nuclear On 12 June the on-again, off-again historic summit between US ...
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    13 June 2018
  • Malaysia: Mahathir’s unlikely comeback
    Malaysia: Mahathir’s unlikely comeback
    Date first published: 22/05/2018 Key sectors: all Key risks: political stability The stunning election victory of 92-year old Mahathir Mohamad and hi...
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    30 May 2018
  • Nicaragua: The end of relative calm
    Nicaragua: The end of relative calm
    Date: 01/05/2018 Key sectors: all Key risks: violent unrest; policy instability; lootings Recent nationwide anti-government demonstrations ended Ni...
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    09 May 2018