Americas: Canada’s CP Rail halts operations amid strike, supply chain disruption looms Sectors: all; rail transport; agriculture; manufacturing Key Risks: business and economic risks; supply chain disruption; civil unrest In Canada, on 20 March Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) halted operations and locked out employees after talks with the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) union failed […]
Date first published: 15/03/2022 Key sectors: all Key risks: war-on-land Risk development On 10 March Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid met with Jordanian King Abdullah II in Amman in an effort to calm tensions in Jerusalem and across the West Bank amid an uptick in violent clashes and ahead of upcoming religious celebrations. Why […]
Americas: Colombia’s presidential primary and legislative elections signal likely shift to the left Sectors: all Key Risks: policy uncertainty; political stability; business and economic risks In Colombia, leftist Senator and former guerrilla Gustavo Petro overwhelmingly won the primary vote of the left-wing Historic Pact coalition, strengthening the possibility of a historic shift to the left […]
Date first published: 08/03/22 Key sectors: all Key risks: economic risks; sanctions Risk development 13 days into the conflict, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has put Chinese President Xi Jinping in an awkward position amid strong ties with both countries, while posing a real danger to China as a whole. What does the conflict mean for […]
Americas: Chile’s far-left Gabriel Boric takes office on 11 March, orderly transition expected Sectors: all Key Risks: policy uncertainty; political stability; business risks; civil unrest In Chile, an orderly transition of power is expected on 11 March when far-left President-elect Gabriel Boric is set to take office. While the stock and currency markets plunged following […]
Date first published: 01/03/2022 Key sectors: all Key risks: interstate conflict Risk Development At least one person was killed and 23 people were injured during the most recent clashes between Tajik and Kyrgyz citizens over the two countries’ contested border. While authorities managed to establish a ceasefire and the area has been calm since […]
Americas: Shareholders approve privatisation of Brazil’s Eletrobras, process still at risk Sectors: power; electricity Key Risks: business risks; legal challenges; asset sale delays; policy uncertainty In Brazil, on 22 February the shareholders of state-owned power utility Eletrobras reportedly approved the terms for the firm’s privatisation, another key milestone for the long-delayed process. The news came […]
Date first published: 17/02/2022 Key sectors: all; mining; oil and gas Key risks: political stability; policy continuity; governability Risk development Far-left President Pedro Castillo has reshuffled his cabinet four times since taking office on 28 July 2021. Most of these changes took place in recent weeks, with three prime ministers being designated in just […]
Americas: ELN announces nationwide armed strike from 23 to 26 February across Colombia Sectors: all; private, passenger and cargo transport Key Risks: armed attacks; transport/ operational disruption In Colombia, on 20 February the leftist ELN guerrilla group announced a nationwide armed strike to protest President Ivan Duque’s government. The action would be effective from 06:00 […]
Date first published: 15/02/2022 Key sectors: telecommunication Key risks: public debt, private debt; slow growth Risk development India is one of the world’s largest telecommunications markets. Its population tops 1.3 billion, the economy continues to grow and demand for mobile internet services continues to rise. Yet, despite its potential, the market has faced massive […]
Americas: Key Canada-US border crossing reopens; ‘Freedom Convoy’ protests continue Sectors: all; automotive Key Risks: business and economic risks; supply chain disruption; civil unrest In Canada, on 13 February police cleared most ‘Freedom Convoy’ protesters from Ambassador Bridge in Windsor, Ontario province, easing a six-day blockade and reopening the border crossing accounting for 25 per […]
Date first published: 03/02/2022 Key sectors: all Key risks: internal conflict; civil unrest; protests; sanctions; business risks Risk development 1 February marked the first anniversary of the coup d’état in which the military seized power hours before the newly elected parliament was set to convene on 1 February 2021. Opponents of military rule marked […]
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