Date first published: 10/01/2023 Key sectors: technology; finance Key risks: credit risks; market contagion Risk development In November 2022 FTX, the cryptocurrency exchange specializing in derivatives and leveraged products, filed for bankruptcy. FTX was once valued at US$32bln and its founder Sam Bankman-Fried was the most prominent name in crypto. Its failure highlights serious […]
Date first published: 03/01/2023 Key sectors: oil and gas Key risks: civil unrest; violent clashes; business risks Risk development On 16 December Prime Minister James Marape unveiled plans to extend by one year the country’s military presence in Hela province as well as in the neighbouring Enga and Southern Highlands provinces. The plans also […]
Date first published: 15/12/2021 Key sectors: all Key risks: political instability; policy uncertainty Risk development On 13 December Members of Parliament (MPs) from the ruling African National Congress (ANC) voted to reject the adoption of a report which found prima facie evidence that President Cyril Ramaphosa had violated his oath of office because he […]
Date first published: 8/12/2022 Key sectors: all; oil and gas Key risks: political stability; sanctions Risk development On 26 November the United States (US) further eased oil sanctions on Venezuela, allowing US oil firm Chevron to resume the production and exportation of Venezuelan oil and oil-related products for the first time since the sanctions […]
Date first published: 01/12/2022 Key sectors: all Key risks: regional stability; reputational risk Risk development The 2022 FIFA World Cup, the world’s most popular sporting event, kicked off in Qatar on 20 November surrounded by controversies. The working conditions of migrant workers, the country’s human rights record and the process to select the host […]
Date first published: 24/11/2022 Key sectors: all Key risks: political instability; policy continuity; economic risks Risk development Long-time opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim was sworn in as Prime Minister on 24 November ending a five-day political impasse that followed the 19 November general election which delivered Malaysia’s first ever hung parliament. Both Anwar and former […]
Date first published: 22/11/2022 Key sectors: all Key risks: political instability; violent unrest; deadly clashes; crime; kidnap and ransom Risk development On 6 November influential gang leader Jimmy ‘Barbecue’ Cherizier announced that the almost two-months long blockade at the Varreux fuel port terminal in the capital Port-au-Prince would be lifted. The move allowed fuel […]
Date first published: 15/11/2022 Key sectors: all Key risks: civil unrest; political violence Risk development On 3 November former prime minister and chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan was shot in an assassination attempt in Wazirabad, Punjab province. Reports indicate that a gunman shot at Khan’s container-mounted-truck six times, with the former […]
Date first published: 08/11/2022 Key sectors: all Key risks: policy continuity; regulatory uncertainty; political instability; political violence; civil unrest Risk development Leftist former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva narrowly won the 30 October presidential runoff – arguably the most polarised election in Brazil’s history. The historic comeback is one of several political shifts […]
Date first published: 27/10/2022 Key sectors: all Key risks: political instability; economic risks Risk Development The 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in Beijing saw President Xi Jinping break decades of precedent and secure a historic third term as General Secretary. His accruement of political power came after successive breaches of […]
Date first published: 25/10/2022 Key sectors: tourism; construction; private property; energy; cargo transport; security forces Key risks: arson attacks; land occupations; disruptive blockades; civil unrest Risk development A significant uptick in indigenous Mapuche-related violence has been observed in the southern provinces of Neuquen and Rio Negro. On 14 October at least two hooded, armed […]
Date first published: 18/10/2022 Key sectors: energy; military; economy Key risks: policy; economic Risk development On 5 October OPEC+ members, spearhead by Saudi Arabia, decided to cut oil production in a bid to raise falling prices. Non-OPEC member countries, including Russia, are part of OPEC +. The United States (US) immediately responded by accusing […]
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