News and updates
Burundi: What next after 20 May general elections?
Date first published: 2/06/2020 Key sectors: all Key risks: internal conflict; external conflict; political violence; civil unrest; economic growth Bu...
Ones to Watch, 1 June 2020
Americas: Suriname faces heightened political instability after crucial election Sectors: oil and gas; mining Key Risks: political instability; policy...
China – US: Post-pandemic relations: more, not less, tension
Date first published: 28/05/2020 Key sectors: all Key risks: political instability; economic growth; investment; trade war The United States (US)-Chin...
Ones to Watch, 26 May 2020
Americas: Creditor talks set to continue after Argentina’s ninth sovereign default Sectors: all Key Risks: sovereign default In Argentina, creditor ...
Isolation; a blog – #5 a code
A Code. The final lockdown blog. I think you should be able to sum up what you live by in paragraph. Otherwise, you could look like one of those peopl...
Yemen: Southern separatists secede as COVID-19 catastrophe escalates
Date first published: 19/05/2020 Key sectors: all; shipping; construction Key risks: political instability; war on land On 26 April Yemen’s separati...
Ones to Watch, 18 May 2020
Americas: Ecuador’s mining sector to resume operations despite state of emergency extension Sectors: mining; all Key Risks: business interruption; ...
AKE Report – COVID-19 and the long term changes to the global economy
The COVID-19 pandemic has shocked the global economy. Economic activity ground to a halt, and global supply chains have been battered. When the pand...
Venezuela: Déjà-vu
Date first published: 12/05/2020 Key sectors: all Key risks: political instability; insurrection; governability; civil unrest Attempts to oust Nicolas...
Ones to Watch, 11 May 2020
Americas: Controversy expected as Guyana’s 2 March general elections vote recount begins Sectors: all; oil & gas Key Risks: political stabili...
Turkey: Another banking crisis
Date first published: 06/05/2020 Key sectors: banks; state-backed projects; sovereign Key risks: banking crisis Perhaps surprisingly, the COVID-19 pan...
Ones to Watch, 4 May 2020
Americas: Argentina unlikely to modify debt restructuring offer as default looms Sectors: all Key Risks: sovereign default In Argentina, the governm...
