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  • 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...
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    07 December 2020
  • Morocco: Western Sahara – a neglected conflict
    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...
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    02 December 2020
  • 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 ...
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    02 December 2020
  • Ones to Watch, 30 November 2020
    Americas: Venezuela’s controversial legislative elections to take place amid opposition boycott Sectors: all Key Risks: political stability; electio...
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    30 November 2020
  • Afghanistan: The US’s longest war and the impossibility of ending it
    Afghanistan: The US’s longest war and the impossibility of ending it
    Date first published: 19/11/2020 Key sectors: all Key risks: civil war; troop deployments; terrorism   Risk development Serious questions are bei...
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    26 November 2020
  • Ones to Watch, 23 November
    Americas: Tensions to persist despite Guatemala’s Congress move to shelve 2021 budget  Sectors: all Key Risks: political instability; violent unres...
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    23 November 2020
  • Ethiopia: A war by any other name
    Ethiopia: A war by any other name
    Key sectors: all Key risks: internal conflict; external conflict;political instability; economic risks Date first published: 17/11/2020   Risk de...
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    18 November 2020
  • Ones to Watch, 16 November
    Americas: Transition tension mounts as Peru’s interim president resigns after deadly unrest Sectors: all Key Risks: political instability; violent u...
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    16 November 2020
  • Ones to Watch, 9 November 2020
    Americas: Belize’s ruling UDP and opposition PUP to face off in contested general election Sectors: all Key Risks: policy continuity; election-relat...
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    09 November 2020
  • France – Middle East and North Africa: Repercussions of the ‘prophet row’
    France – Middle East and North Africa: Repercussions of the ‘prophet row’
    Date first published: 03/11/2020 Key sectors: retail; food & drink; luxury fashion Key risks: sanctions; FoP; CF; terrorism On 16 October French...
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    04 November 2020
  • AKE Election Briefing: Civil Unrest in the US
    This short report has been compiled by AKE International’s analytical team and has been released to support organisations and businesses with person...
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    04 November 2020
  • Ones to Watch, 2 November 2020
    Americas: Democrat Joe Biden leads polls ahead of 3 November US presidential election Sectors: all Key Risks: political instability; election-related ...
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    02 November 2020