Risk Insights
- 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... - 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 ... - 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... - 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... - Papua New Guinea: The earthquake’s aftershock to the LNG industry
Papua New Guinea: The earthquake’s aftershock to the LNG industry
Date: 24/04/2018 Key sectors: liquefied natural gas (LNG); tourism; NGOs Key risks: natural disasters; violent unrest; tribal conflict On 26 Februa... - Horn of Africa: Port politics
Horn of Africa: Port politics
Date first published: 17/04/2018 Key sectors: infrastructure Key risks: rising tensions; project/license cancellation The Horn of Africa has long b... - Nigeria: a decade of Boko Haram?
Nigeria: a decade of Boko Haram?
Date first published: 03/04/2018 Key sectors:all Key risks:terrorism; insurgency In June 2017 Nigeria’s army chief, Tukur Buratai, declared that Bo... 
Cuba: Post-Castro scenarios
Date first published: 15/03/2018 Key sectors: all Key risks: political stability; policy continuity 19 April will mark the end of the Castro era in...- Russia – China: Beijing’s option on Rosneft
Russia – China: Beijing’s option on Rosneft
Date first published: 06/03/2018 Key risks: frustration of process; contract frustration; credit risk Key sectors: energy The Chinese government ha... 
Brazil: All eyes on the election
Date first published: 27/02/2018 Key sectors: all Key risks: governability; delays to fiscal reform agenda; policy uncertainty All eyes in Brazil a...
Maldives: Sinking literally and politically
Date first published: 13/02/2018 Key sectors: all Key risks: political instability; debt repayments; geopolitical rivalry The Maldives’ President...
Diamonds aren’t forever
Date: 30/01/2018 Key sectors: mining Key risks: diamond dependence One of the world’s poorest countries at independence in 1966, Botswana swiftly...
