19 May 2023 Our Thinking Africa Ethics, Compliance and Governance Investor Services Terrorism financing: The overlooked risk in Africa Terrorism financing risks are often perceived to be associated with hard-to-detect lower value transactions between individuals and to be relevant considerations solely for financial institutions in transaction monitoring. However, in sub-Saharan Africa there is reason to shift our thinking on terrorist financing for any form of high value investment.
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23 Jul 2017 Our Thinking Africa Ethiopia Investor Services Launch of industrial parks sees Ethiopia bid to become regional manufacturing hub A year after violent protests the government has inaugurated three of 15 industrial parks that Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn claims will turn the country into a hub of light manufacturing in Africa by 2025.
27 Oct 2022 Our Thinking Khalid Bashir Shah Political and Country Risk South Asia Sri Lanka Lanka liability – Sri Lanka's tussle with bad debt and a broken system Sri Lanka’s government is implementing reforms to stabilise the economy after a preliminary agreement with the IMF. We look at some of the key political and economic challenges that are likely to punctuate the country’s journey towards recovery and stability.
24 Oct 2022 Our Thinking Africa Political and Country Risk US strategy does not signal new era in relations with Africa The new Africa strategy has themes like democracy promotion, security and energy. It is a clear break from previous strategies focusing on resetting relations.
04 Oct 2019 Our Thinking Europe Greece Greece: Taking on the anarchists The centre-right New Democracy (ND) party came to power in July. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis ran on a platform of restoring law and order and singled out anarchist groups as a key target.
08 Feb 2023 Our Thinking Global Political and Country Risk Ten global topics and trends to watch in 2023 From the commodities crunch to the developing space race, our experts outline ten key global topics and trends that businesses need to consider in 2023.
23 Jul 2019 Our Thinking Africa Mauritania Organisational Resilience Political and Economic Risk Monitoring Continuity and challenges for Mauritania’s new president Ould Ghazouani, was elected president with 52% of the vote. His close ally and outgoing President Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz has vowed to retain a role in the country’s politics. How Ghazouani manages his ties to Abdelaziz will place upward pressure on political stability risk.
20 Nov 2019 Our Thinking Analysis Africa Insecurity in Sahel set to worsen in coming years A series of setbacks for counter-terrorism operations by the G5 Sahel states – Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger – has exacerbated spiralling insecurity in the Sahel since early 2019.
