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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...
Isolation; a blog – #4 mind *&$%
Mind F&$k In general, people have negative thoughts because they suffer and because they have fears. Humans, unlike animals, can derive from their...
Latin America: Prison riots increase as COVID-19 spreads
Date first published: 28/04/2020 Key sectors: public security; penitentiary systems Key risks: civil unrest; riots; violent clashes The COVID-19 pande...
Ones to Watch, 27 April 2020
Americas: Brazil’s Bolsonaro under growing pressure as Moro quits finance minister post Sectors: all Key Risks: political instability; policy cont...
