18 Dec 2017 RiskMap 2018 Africa At debt's door Chad was the last African country to qualify for debt relief under a programme called the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative. At a stroke, more than USD 1bn was wiped off the country's balance sheet in 2015. Relief from crippling debt service payments has been credited with improving the economic outlook ...
08 Jan 2018 RiskMap 2018 Global Top 5 Risks for 2018 In our Top 5 Risks for 2018 video, Charles Hecker, Senior Partner at Control Risks discusses the key risks for the year ahead.
13 Mar 2018 RiskMap 2018 Americas Latin America: promise from afar From a distance, Latin America shows a tempting array of positive indicators. In most of the region’s economies, the painful slowdown triggered by the 2014 collapse in commodity prices has largely ended. Economic growth across the continent is expected to expand from ...
30 Jan 2018 RiskMap 2018 Global Political violence and crime rise across the world in 2017 Control Risks recorded 38,523 political violence and crime incidents worldwide in 2017. What were the key trends that you need to know about and how do our experts expect these to evolve in 2018?
27 Apr 2017 Our Thinking Saudi Vision 2030 Saudi Arabia's economy is changing course: are you ready to maximise this opportunity? download icon Download PDF
18 Dec 2017 RiskMap 2018 Asia Pacific North Korea: the limits of escalation The poisonous rhetoric between Pyongyang and Washington has accelerated at an unprecedented pace in recent times, but so too has North Korea’s nuclear research, development and testing programme. This crisis has seen cyclical swings of varying severity for the past 20 years, but now, this much has changed...
18 Dec 2017 RiskMap 2018 MENA The real risks in the Middle East In the search for clarity in one of the world’s most complex regions, it is hard to avoid turning to the long-trodden constructs and contrasts of: Sunni and Shia; democracy and authoritarianism; Israelis and Palestinians; youth and unemployment, Iran versus...
18 Dec 2017 RiskMap 2018 Americas The flag and the republic Think about the US as two countries: one is the global superpower, with its indispensable diplomacy, military deployments, cultural dominance, and dense trade and financial relations; the other is the local republic, mostly consumed by daily life, where jobs, health, family and heritage...
18 Dec 2017 RiskMap 2018 Africa Africa: the next generation The disparity between the advanced ages of many African leaders and the youthful populations over which they preside is remarkable: the average age of African heads of state is currently 65, about ten years older than the average age of current EU heads of state ...
18 Dec 2017 RiskMap 2018 Asia Pacific India: politics and ideology One of the challenges facing foreign investors in India in 2018 traces its origin to the humble doormat, though the doormat in question was no ordinary one. It depicted the Indian tricolour, and was sold by a global online retailer until it was forced to withdraw the product in early 2017. Indian External Affairs...
