insights

  • Ones to Watch, 20 April 2020
    Ones to Watch, 20 April 2020
    Americas: Mexico’s Pemex faces bond sell-off, higher borrowing costs amid credit rating cuts Sectors: oil & gas Key Risks: non-payment; credi...
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    20 April 2020
  • Ones to Watch, 14 April 2020
    Ones to Watch, 14 April 2020
    Americas: Guyana’s electoral authorities to decide on general elections full recount Sectors: all; oil & gas Key Risks: political stability; pol...
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    14 April 2020
  • Isolation; a blog
    Isolation   One minute your life is more or less normal, wake up, work, gym, weekends, the pub, meeting your friends, family time, shopping, and ...
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    07 April 2020
  • 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...
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    07 April 2020
  • 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...
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    06 April 2020
  • 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...
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    06 April 2020
  • 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...
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    30 March 2020
  • 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...
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    26 March 2020
  • 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...
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    25 March 2020
  • 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...
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    23 March 2020
  • 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...
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    19 March 2020
  • 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...
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    16 March 2020