21 Mar 2024 Our Thinking Australia Asia Pacific Political and Country Risk Better late than never: Amendments to Australia’s Combatting Foreign Bribery Bill Amendments to strengthen Australia’s Combatting Foreign Bribery Bill were passed in the Senate on 29 February 2024. Australian companies should act now to review their compliance programmes, specifically looking at how they address the risk of corruption and bribery.
19 Mar 2024 Our Thinking Asia Pacific Indonesia Political and Country Risk Indonesia elections 2024: predictable unpredictability Indonesia will announce the official results of its presidential elections on 20 March, where ex-defence minister Prabowo Subianto seems to have won the outright. We discuss what comes next.
18 Mar 2024 Our Thinking India Organisational Resilience Political and Country Risk India Elections 2024: risks and opportunities from the world's largest election In this episode of Asia In Focus, our experts in APAC discuss how businesses operating in India can prepare for the future. All eyes will be on the country in April and May 2024 as India heads to the polls in its upcoming general election, the outcome of which will set the tone and direction for businesses operating in India for the next 5 years.
04 Mar 2024 Our Thinking Asia Pacific Ethics, Compliance and Governance Political and Country Risk Risk perspectives on Asia Pacific's private credit market Private credit in the Asia-Pacific region offers significant potential due to strong investor interest and unmet capital needs. APAC's private credit landscape is multifaceted, and investors need to deploy sophisticated strategies to manage risks and generate returns.
29 Feb 2024 Our Thinking Asia Pacific Political and Country Risk Investor Services Malaysia's new king: all business Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar’s appointment as king will likely steady Malaysian politics, with significant implications for the wider business environment.
26 Feb 2024 Our Thinking Asia Pacific Thailand Political and Country Risk Thailand: Ex-PM Thaksin’s release from jail could shake up politics Released from jail, Thailand’s Ex-PM Thaksin will want to make use of his newfound freedom to ensure that Pheu Thai is fully behind his youngest daughter Paetongtarn Shinawatra.
21 Feb 2024 Our Thinking Asia Pacific Indonesia Political and Country Risk Indonesia elections: Prabowo win signals troubling times ahead According to unofficial figures, voters from Indonesia decided on February 14 that Prabowo Subianto will likely replace President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. This means short-term security risks and a more complex business environment going forward.
08 Feb 2024 Our Thinking Asia Pacific Political and Country Risk What’s ahead for the new Taiwan administration? The new Taiwan administration led by Lai Ching-te will face major constraints that will determine his influence on Beijing-Taipei dynamics.
22 Jan 2024 Our Thinking Asia Pacific Myanmar Political and Country Risk Myanmar: Expectations and reality of revolution Are recent insurgent gains a harbinger of junta downfall, or does the Tatmadaw's resilience defy predictions?
11 Jan 2024 Our Thinking Asia Pacific India Pre-transaction support De-risking the India deal Explore the intricacies of India's investment landscape amid global geopolitical instability. We identified the most common risks our clients face, in which sectors those risks occur, and mitigation tactics.