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  • The challenge agreeing on Basel IV
    The challenge agreeing on Basel IV
    Date first published: 17/10/2017 Key sectors:finance Key risks:regulation; financial crisis; credit risk As memories of the 2008 global financial cri...
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    25 October 2017
  • Kenya: The show must go on
    Date first published: 12/10/2017 Key sectors: all Key risks: civil unrest; democratic backsliding; weakened economic growth Kenya’s electoral and...
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    18 October 2017
  • Ones to Watch, 16 October 2017
    Americas: Macri’s government poised to pass its first electoral test Sectors: all Key Risks: political stability; policy continuity In Argentina, mi...
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    16 October 2017
  • Worldwide: The Liquefied Natural Gas revolution
    Worldwide: The Liquefied Natural Gas revolution
    Date first published: 05/10/2017 Key sectors: natural gas; oil; renewables Key risks: n/a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) may be transforming internation...
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    11 October 2017
  • Ones to Watch, 9 October 2018
    Americas: Corruption fallout in Brazil far from over Sectors: construction; oil and gas Key Risks: non-payment; reputational risks In Brazil, corrupti...
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    09 October 2017
  • Iraq: Kurdistan votes; what now?
    Iraq: Kurdistan votes; what now?
    Date first published: 28/09/2017 Key sectors: military and defence; humanitarian aid; internal security Key risks: civil unrest; terrorism; foreign...
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    04 October 2017
  • Ones to Watch, 2 October 2017
    Americas: Government and ELN begin temporary bilateral ceasefire Sectors: all Key Risks: terrorism; insurgency In Colombia, the government and the lef...
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    02 October 2017
  • North Korea: Kim’s a rocket man, but his circuits aren’t fried
    North Korea: Kim’s a rocket man, but his circuits aren’t fried
    Date first published: 21/09/2017 Key sectors:all Key risks:external conflict ‘If forced to defend ourselves and our allies, we will have no choice ...
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    27 September 2017
  • AKE Ones to Watch, 25 September 2017
    Americas: International pressure on Venezuela continues to mount Sectors: all Key Risks: non-payment; FX shortage; political instability In Venezuela,...
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    25 September 2017
  • AKE Special Report: Public – Private Partnerships in Latin America
    Date published: 20/09/2017 Analysis of the environment for PPP projects in Chile, Colombia, Brazil and Argentina Public – Private Partnerships (PPP...
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    20 September 2017
  • Uganda – Tanzania: Political violence risks to oil infrastructure
    Date first published: 14/09/2017 Key sectors: infrastructure; extractives industries Key risks: land disputes; civil unrest; terrorism On 4 August ...
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    20 September 2017
  • Ones to Watch, 18 September 2017
    Americas: President Temer faces new criminal charges – and is likely to survive them Sectors: all Key Risks: political instability; political uncert...
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    18 September 2017