News and updates

  • Quarterly Kidnap & Ransom Report: Q2 2022
    AKE's Kidnap and Ransom (K&R) Q2 2022 Special Report contains a selection of key K&R cases, trends and analyses based on AKE’s research on d...
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    11 July 2022
  • Ones to Watch, 11 July 2022
    Americas: Cuba’s government-led crackdown on dissent persists a year after 11J protests Sectors: all Key Risks: government-led crackdown; arbitrary ...
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    11 July 2022
  • Political Risk Outlook Q2 2022 – Ones to Watch
    AKE's Political Risk Outlook Special Report contains a selection of five countries from around the world where the political or economic landscape was...
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    07 July 2022
  • Colombia: Petro
    Date first published: 30/06/2022 Key sectors: all; oil and gas; mining Key risks: policy continuity; political stability; economic and business risks;...
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    06 July 2022
  • Ones to Watch, 04 July 2022
    Americas: Argentina’s political, economic crises to deepen as economy minister resigns Sectors: all Key Risks: political instability; policy continu...
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    04 July 2022
  • Democratic Republic of Congo – Rwanda: Clashing borders
    Date first published: 23/06/2022 Key sectors: all; mining Key risks: internal conflict; external conflict; bilateral relations   Risk development...
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    30 June 2022
  • Ones to Watch, 27 June 2022
    Americas: Truckers and farmers set to strike across Peru over rising fuel, fertiliser prices Sectors: all; cargo transport Key Risks: supply chain dis...
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    27 June 2022
  • AKE Special Report: IS-K: down but not out
    While the IS-K threat is primarily domestic and the group poses no serious threat to the Taliban regime, it has expanded its activities in northern Af...
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    22 June 2022
  • Venezuela: Pragmatism trumps geopolitics
    Date first published: 16/06/2022 Key sectors: all; oil and gas Key risks: political stability; sanctions   Risk development On 10 June state-owne...
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    22 June 2022
  • Ones to Watch, 20 June 2022
    Americas: Disruptive anti-government protests enter second week across Ecuador Sectors: all; oil sector; retail; cargo transport Key Risks: business i...
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    20 June 2022
  • United Kingdom: What’s next for Boris?
    Date first published: 14/06/2022 Key sectors: all Key risks: leadership change; populist policy; trade disputes   Risk development On 6 June Prim...
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    15 June 2022
  • Ones to Watch, 13 June 2022
    Americas: Petro and Hernandez to face off on Colombia’s 19 June presidential runoff Sectors: all; extractives sector Key Risks: policy uncertainty; ...
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    13 June 2022