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Terrorist financing: The overlooked risk in Africa

19 May 2023
Our Thinking
Africa
Ethics and Compliance
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.

20 Jan 2022
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Middle East
United Arab Emirates
Political and Country Risk

United Arab Emirates: Integrity risks to persist despite new, stronger anti-money laundering measures

The government of Dubai (UAE) on 22 August announced that it will set up a specialised anti-money laundering court within the court of first instance and the court of appeal.

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.

08 Nov 2024
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Middle East and North Africa
Seerist
Political and Country Risk
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Middle East conflict

Three scenarios for regional escalation in the Middle East

What are the potential evolution pathways for conflict escalation in the Middle East over the coming months? There are a number of factors to consider.

20 Jun 2025
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Americas
Mexico
Ethics and Compliance
Seerist

US terrorist designation of Mexican OCGs: businesses must be proactive

The US designation of several Mexican organised criminal groups (OCGs) as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) in January 2025 has significantly altered the legal, reputational and financial risk landscape for companies operating in or with ties to Mexico.

07 Jun 2024
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Global
Political and Country Risk

Water conflicts - outlook for security, operational risks

Conflicts over water are likely to increase globally in the coming years, driven by heightened competition for water resources amidst rising temperatures and more frequent extreme weather.

23 May 2023
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Global
Sport and Major Events Risk Management
Jazz Van Loon

Threat Monitoring for FIFA’s 2019 Women’s World Cup

Control Risk was approached by a major rights holder to support them at the FIFA 2019 Women’s World Cup. During all stages of the client’s operations throughout the lead-up to and during the event, Control Risks provided risk monitoring and security expertise which resulted in the client having a successful event with no major incidents.

15 Aug 2023
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Africa
Organisational Resilience
Digital Risks
Security Risk Management

Growing convergence of physical and cyber threats on the African continent

Africa’s technology boom is happening at a time of global technology revolution. Most critically for the convergence of physical and cyber risks. This sets the scene for a greatly increased physical risk and impact emanating from these devices and the physical and operational systems they connected to.

06 Dec 2023
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Global
Sports
Security Risk Management

Paris 2024 Olympics: Overview of key risks

As preparations for the Paris 2024 Olympics ramp up, business leaders and risk owners should prepare to mitigate a series of key risks associated with the event.

14 Jun 2018
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Global
Organisational Resilience

Readiness, Response and Recovery in a new world of crisis

Crisis management isn’t a plan on a bookshelf but rather a full lifecycle that reinforces itself over time, creating a stronger, better prepared and more resilient organization.

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