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Political Risk Outlook Q1 2020 – Ones to Watch
AKE's Political Risk Outlook Special Report contains a selection of five countries from around the world where the political landscape was fundamental...
AKE Special Report – COVID-19 Restrictions
AKE's Special Report aims to help clients prepare to adapt to the measures introduced in response to the pandemic and understand what triggers may pro...- Ones to Watch, 6 April 2020
Ones to Watch, 6 April 2020
Americas: Argentina delays local-law debt repayments amid heightened Sectors: all Key Risks: sovereign default; policy continuity In Argentina, the go... 
Ones to Watch, 30 March 2020
Americas: Brazil’s Petrobras to cut output, investments amid COVID-19 Sectors: oil and gas Key Risks: economic risks; frustration of process In Braz...- Lebanon: Broke down palace
Lebanon: Broke down palace
Key sectors: banking; all Key risks: Default; sanctions On 7 March new Prime Minister Hassan Diab announced Beirut’s intention to default on US$1.2b... - Oil and Gas: surviving COVID-19
Oil and Gas: surviving COVID-19
Claire Fleming, Associate Director, AKE International As an industry, oil and gas has defied the odds – forced in recent years to rally and evol... - Ones to Watch, 23 March 2020
Ones to Watch, 23 March 2020
Americas: COVID-19, low oil prices hit Ecuador, Fitch cuts sovereign credit rating to ‘CCC’ Sectors: all; mining Key Risks: business and economi... - South Africa: More bad news
South Africa: More bad news
Key sectors: all Key risks: economic risks; frustration of process The bad tidings keep coming in for South Africa. Data released on 3 March showed th... 
Ones to Watch, 16 March 2020
Americas: Border closures, travel restrictions, deportations amid COVID-19 in Latin America Sectors: all Key Risks: business and economic risks; trav...- Guyana: Teetering between blessing and curse
Guyana: Teetering between blessing and curse
Key sectors: all, particularly extractives Key risks: political instability; policy uncertainty; contract frustration, civil unrest Guyana has failed ... - Ones to Watch, 9 March 2020
Ones to Watch, 9 March 2020
Americas: Argentine farmers launch commercial strike to protest export tax hike Sectors: agriculture; all Key Risks: business risks; strikes; transpor... - South Sudan: Unity government a way-stop, not the destination
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...
