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Our worldwide team of consultants and analysts ensures you stay ahead of developments in political, regulatory, operational and security risk at a global, regional, national and local level. With our partners at Oxford Economics, we provide long term forecasts, consulting, retained advisory support, subscription based alerts and analysis, and online tools to match your specific requirements.
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The rise of investment screening in Western Europe
The EU in 2019 passed legislation on a common approach for governments towards foreign direct investment, signalling a growing involvement of government-related entities in deals.
CORE
Control Risks CORE is the essential risk monitoring toolkit that allows you to evaluate opportunities and threats around the world.
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Analysis
Saudi Arabia will push ahead with economic diversification despite COVID-19
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic will complicate the country’s economic diversification programme largely due to the drop in government revenue from oil sales, highlighting the need to accelerate economic diversification. In order to sustain funding for mega-projects while maintaining a low-risk sovereign profile, the government will seek to revive privatisation plans of state-owned assets, such as utilities companies and transport hubs, in the coming years.
Analysis
Decimated tourism industries will exacerbate economic, social problems
The UN’s World Tourism Authority estimates that global tourist activity will decrease by up to 40% in 2020 and will not return to pre-pandemic levels until 2022 at the earliest. In the MENA region, this will be felt hard in Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, and Jordan and will exacerbate existing economic and social problems.
Our Thinking
Economic interventions signal government deep in crisis
Several high-profile economic interventions in recent months signal a government struggling to address growing macroeconomic and political instability, and are driving unprecedented levels of uncertainty for businesses.
Our Thinking
Africa slowly returns to business as usual
In this article we explore how government responses to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic are evolving in sub-Saharan Africa, and what this means for business.
Asia In Focus
Risk in Thailand
Join Dane Chamorro for a discussion with Harrison Cheng about the impact of political opposition in Singapore and Malaysia.