insights

  • One year of war in Ukraine
    24 February 2023 marks exactly one year since Russia's President Vladimir Putin launched the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. His plan to capture Kyiv ...
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    23 February 2023
  • Ones to Watch, 20 February 2023
    Ones to Watch, 20 February 2023
    Americas:  IMF-backed austerity measures spark unrest in Suriname Sectors: all Key Risks: civil unrest; political violence; political stability In Su...
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    20 February 2023
  • Iran – Russia: an alternative inter-bank system to skirt Western sanctions
    Date first published: 08/02/23 Key sectors: all Key risks: economic, business   Risk development On 30 January Iran and Russia signed a memorandu...
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    16 February 2023
  • Sweden-Turkey: Sweden’s burning path to NATO
    Date first published: 02/02/2023 Key sectors: all; defence Key risks: civil unrest; war on land   Risk development On 16 May 2022 the previous Sw...
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    08 February 2023
  • Uzbekistan: The coldest winter in 50 years
    Date first published: 26/01/2023 Key sectors: energy; oil and gas Key risks: civil unrest; economic; business   Risk outlook On 18 January dozens...
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    01 February 2023
  • Peru: Unrest impacts the mining sector  
    Date first published: 24/01/2023 Key sectors: mining Key risks: business risk; economic risk; business interruption; political violence   Risk de...
    ake-intel
    27 January 2023
  • The Impact of Rising Global Energy Prices
    Elevated energy prices in 2023 are expected to test global macroeconomic and political stability as the world continues to contend with exogenous shoc...
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    27 January 2023
  • Iran: No end in sight
    Date first published: 17/01/2023 Key sectors: all Key risks: political stability; civil unrest; political violence   Risk development On 9 Januar...
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    18 January 2023
  • Quarterly Kidnap & Ransom Report: Q4 2022
    AKE's Kidnap and Ransom (K&R) Q4 2022 Special Report contains a selection of key K&R cases, trends and analyses based on AKE’s research on d...
    ake-intel
    13 January 2023
  • Worldwide: FTX and the future of crypto
    Date first published: 10/01/2023 Key sectors: technology; finance Key risks: credit risks; market contagion   Risk development In November 2022 F...
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    11 January 2023
  • Political Risk Outlook Q4 2022 – Ones to Watch
    AKE's Political Risk Outlook Special Report contains a selection of five countries from around the world where the political or economic landscape was...
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    05 January 2023
  • Papua New Guinea: Lawlessness in Hela
    Date first published: 03/01/2023 Key sectors: oil and gas Key risks: civil unrest; violent clashes; business risks   Risk development On 16 Decem...
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    04 January 2023