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  • Saudi Arabia: Will the behemoth Aramco float or flounder?
    Saudi Arabia: Will the behemoth Aramco float or flounder?
    Key sectors: oil & gas Key risks: business disruption; contract frustration; policy uncertainty On 1 May 2015 Saudi’s oil behemoth and state cor...
    ake-ss
    18 November 2019
  • Ones to Watch, 11 November 2019
    Ones to Watch, 11 November 2019
    Americas: President Evo Morales steps down; instability risks mount in Bolivia Sectors: all Key Risks: political instability; policy continuity; ci...
    ake-intel
    11 November 2019
  • Indonesia: Flip-flopping its way to EV supremacy
    Indonesia: Flip-flopping its way to EV supremacy
    Key sectors: mining; metals Key risks: policy uncertainty; business risks On 28 October the government ordered a temporary immediate ban on exports of...
    ake-ss
    08 November 2019
  • Ones to Watch, 4 November 2019
    Ones to Watch, 4 November 2019
    Americas: Brazil’s government expects to raise up to US$26bln from upcoming ToR oil auction Sectors: oil & gas Key Risks: business risks In Braz...
    ake-intel
    04 November 2019
  • Chile: Surprising violence
    Key sectors: all Key risks: looting; arson attacks; violent clashes; civil unrest; policy continuity Chile’s latest wave of civil unrest – the lar...
    ake-ss
    31 October 2019
  • Ones to Watch, 28 October 2019
    Ones to Watch, 28 October 2019
    Americas: Peronist Alberto Fernandez wins Argentina’s presidency; political risks rise Sectors: all Key Risks: policy continuity; capital controls; ...
    ake-intel
    28 October 2019
  • United Kingdom: Over to EU
    Key Sectors: all Key Risks: political instability; elections; trade disruptions On 22 October, parliament voted to support Prime Minister Boris John...
    ake-ss
    25 October 2019
  • Ones to Watch, 21 October 2019
    Ones to Watch, 21 October 2019
    Americas: Violent unrest and associated disruption expected to continue in Chile Sectors: all Key Risks: violent unrest; vandalism; looting; business ...
    ake-intel
    21 October 2019
  • Hong Kong SAR: IEDs and firebombs in Asia’s finance hub
    Date first published: 15 October 2019 Key sectors: all Key risks: political violence; internal conflict On 13 October, during the latest wave of city-...
    ake-ss
    18 October 2019
  • Ones to Watch, 14 October 2019
    Ones to Watch, 14 October 2019
    Americas: Bolivia’s President Morales runs for controversial re-election on 20 October Sectors: all Key Risks: political stability; election-related...
    ake-ss
    14 October 2019
  • Ecuador: Fuel subsidies end, violent protests begin
    Ecuador: Fuel subsidies end, violent protests begin
    Date first published: 10 October 2019 Key sectors: all Key risks: political violence; civil unrest; political instability Indigenous-led protests are ...
    ake-ss
    14 October 2019
  • Ones to Watch, 7 October
    Ones to Watch, 7 October
    Americas: Disruptive unrest over austerity measures to persist across Ecuador Sectors: all Key Risks: violent unrest; looting; travel disruption; poli...
    ake-intel
    07 October 2019