News and updates
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Central African Republic: 2012.2?
Date first published: 24/12/2020 Key sectors: all Key risks: internal conflict; political instability Risk development Days before general elec... -
Ones to Watch, 29 December 2020
Americas: Efforts to end three week-long strike affecting grain exports to intensify Sectors: agribusiness Key Risks: labour strike; industrial action... -
Brazil: Next-level banditry
Date first published: 17/12/2020 Key sectors: banking; insurance Key risks: organised crime Risk development Two sensational commando-style ban... -
Ones to Watch, 21 December 2020
Americas: President Ortega pushing for law that would ban opposition from 2021 elections Sectors: all Key Risks: political instability; civil unrest; ... -
AKE Special Report: Biden’s MENA Policy Pivot
Four years of United States (US) President Donald Trump's foreign policy have had some critical diplomatic repercussions for countries in the Middle E... -
AKE Special Report: China Corporate Defaults
The string of defaults by Chinese state-owned enterprises has sparked numerous debates about the country's corporate bond market and the wider economy... -
Japan: SoftBank continues to evolve
Date first published: 10/12/2020 Key sectors: telecommunications; technology Key risks: credit risks Risk development SoftBank continues to evo... -
Ones to Watch, 14 December 2020
Americas: Vitol facing corruption-related fallout in Mexico, Ecuador, Brazil amid US probe Sectors: oil and gas Key Risks: frustration of process, con... -
Moldova: An uphill struggle
Date first published: 03/12/2020 Key sectors: all Key risks: political; economic; corruption; institutional reform Risk development On 16 Novem... -
Ones to Watch, 7 December 2020
Americas: Braskem-Idesa mulls legal action against Mexico over suspended gas contract Sectors: petrochemicals; hydrocarbons Key Risks: FoP; contract r... -
Morocco: Western Sahara – a neglected conflict
Date first published: 26/11/2020 Key sectors: mining; commercial transport Key risks: war on land; business disruption; unrest Risk Development... -
AKE Special Report: COVID-19 Vaccine
As the UK approves the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, the world has moved a step closer to controlling the COVID-19 pandemic. AKE's Special Report examines ...
