News and updates

  • South Sudan: Unity government a way-stop, not the destination
    Key sectors: all Key risks: internal conflict; political stability After more than a year of political wrangling, two postponements and an eleventh-ho...
    ake-ss
    05 March 2020
  • AKE Special Report – Economics of COVID 19
    AKE's Special Report report assess the potential economic impact of the reaction to COVID-19. Official reports say a new strain of coronavirus, known ...
    ake-intel
    04 March 2020
  • Ones to Watch, 2 March 2020
    Americas: Mexico’s Pemex posts US$18.3bln loss in 2019, financial challenges to persist Sectors: all; oil & gas Key Risks: non-payment; recess...
    ake-intel
    02 March 2020
  • Nigeria: Security has improved, but for how long?
    Key sectors: all Key risks: internal conflict; terrorism; political violence Restoring security has been a key promise of Nigeria’s President Muhamm...
    ake-ss
    28 February 2020
  • AKE’s Head of Political Risk Quoted in Financial Times on Russia-Venezuela sanctions
    AKE’s Head of Political Risk Quoted in Financial Times on Russia-Venezuela sanctions
    Maximilian Hess, AKE’s Head of Political Risk, was quoted in the Financial Times’ writeup of new sanctions introduced by the US Treasury&#...
    ake-intel
    25 February 2020
  • Ones to Watch, 24 February 2020
    Americas: Guyana to hold long-delayed snap general elections on 2 March Sectors: all; oil & gas Key Risks: political stability; contract frustrati...
    ake-intel
    24 February 2020
  • El Salvador: Towards authoritarianism?
    Date first published: 18 February 2020 Key sectors: all Key risks: governability; political stability; civil unrest On 9 February President Nayib Buke...
    ake-ss
    21 February 2020
  • Ones to Watch, 17 February 2020
    Americas: Electoral tensions to rise in the Dominican Republic as municipal vote suspended Sectors: all Key Risks: political instability; civil unrest...
    ake-intel
    18 February 2020
  • Chile: New norms
    Date first published: 11/02/2020 Key sectors: all Key risks: civil unrest; policy continuity; looting; arson attacks; violent clashes Violent unrest h...
    ake-ss
    14 February 2020
  • Ones to Watch, 10 February 2020
    Americas: Tensions spike in El Salvador over President Bukele’s plan to tackle crime Sectors: all Key Risks: civil unrest; constitutional crisis In...
    ake-intel
    10 February 2020
  • Gaza and the West Bank – Israel: How not to plan for peace
    Gaza and the West Bank – Israel: How not to plan for peace
    Key sectors: all Key risks: war on land; political violence; terrorism; protests; strikes; demonstrations On 6 February an Israeli soldier was wounded...
    ake-ss
    07 February 2020
  • Ones to Watch, 3 February 2020
    Americas: First votes in US Democratic nomination contest set to begin in Iowa state Sectors: all Key Risks: policy continuity In the US, Democratic P...
    ake-intel
    03 February 2020