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Risk (Global) Report

14.March.2024|

Political Risk From Government Interference All investments are subject to shifts in business climate and geopolitics and the whims of the investor and host government alike. For global businesses in 2024, government intervention is increasingly [...]

Robot Brickie’s Working on Sites

19.February.2024|

  A robotics startup has secured funding to scale-up the number of robot brick-laying machines it can deploy on sites and increase the types of blocks and construction tasks the robots can manage. The Dutch [...]

Milestone – Stening Simpson Group 45th Anniversary

22.January.2024|

It is with pride that we celebrate the milestone of our company’s 45th anniversary.   Over the past four and a half decades, Stening Simpson Group of Companies has evolved, overcoming challenges and adapting to change.  [...]

Lai Ching-te Victory Comes With Political Risks

18.January.2024|

Lai Ching-te of Taiwan’s independence-minded Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), was elected president of the raucously democratic island that China claims as it’s own. His win was historic: no party has won Taiwan’s presidency three times in [...]

War Over Taiwan – China Cost of US$10 Trillion

10.January.2024|

War over Taiwan would have a cost in blood and treasure so vast that even those unhappiest with the status quo have reason not to risk it. Bloomberg Economics estimate the price tag at around [...]

Labour Shortages Remains One Of The Biggest Challenges

6.December.2023|

Critical labour shortages of skilled labour remains the biggest concern facing the construction industry, a nation-wide survey of builders and developers has found. The building and construction industry platform BCI Central says 90 per cent [...]

Bangladesh – Ongoing Political Crisis Is ‘High Risk’

20.November.2023|

The ongoing countrywide road-rail-waterway blockade imposed by the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its allies has disrupted the supply chains and significantly pushed up the cost of transport because only a fraction of [...]

Political Violence – How Worldwide Events Are Reshaping

8.November.2023|

Political violence events have long impacted people, property, and balance sheets worldwide. The Russia-Ukraine war, the flare up of tensions between Israel and Hamas, and recent global civil unrest have led to greater awareness of [...]

Israel – Ground Offensive In Gaza Faces Risks

16.October.2023|

Israel is poised to launch a ground offensive into the northern half of Gaza, an attack that, for all the country’s military superiority, is fraught with uncertainty and potential humanitarian consequences. The military called up [...]

Emerging Markets – Recent Events as a Guide for Investing

22.September.2023|

  Emerging Markets - Political Risks Emerging market countries offer tantalizing rewards. High growth rates, untapped resources, and burgeoning middle classes can make for attractive investments. But amidst this allure lies an unpredictable nemesis: political [...]

India – Moody’s Defends Political Risk Rating.

6.September.2023|

    India - In a statement affirming its Baa3 rating on India, Moody's had made note of "the curtailment of civil society and political dissent" and "rising sectarian tensions" and even mentioned the ongoing [...]

Global Bonding – Collapse Drops Bomb

11.July.2023|

The collapse of Henry Construction has triggered a serious bonding crunch for contractors in the Global Bonding market. Some bond providers are warning firms will now find it much more difficult and costly to raise [...]

Pakistan : Operational Risks to Increase

19.June.2023|

The arrest of former prime minister Imran Khan in a corruption case escalated nationwide protests by his Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) party. The demonstrations are one of the many challenges faced by the incumbent Pakistan Democratic [...]

Ransomware – To Pay or Not to Pay

15.June.2023|

All businesses are susceptible to cyberattack and 2022 demonstrated that even companies with multiple layers of cybersecurity protection are no exception. With each cyberattack comes the likelihood of a ransomware demand — a scenario that [...]

Political Instability Is Fuelling Unprecedented Business Losses

9.June.2023|

War in Ukraine, tension between China and Taiwan, climate change, conflict in Sudan, and rogue states have all added to the geopolitical risk facing companies. Global political instability is fuelling corporate losses on an unparalleled scale. [...]

Sudan – Regional Implications of Conflict

2.June.2023|

  Armed confrontations in Sudan are likely to persist over the coming weeks but there is a low probability of this directly leading to fighting or other related violence in neighbouring countries. It is doubtful [...]

Fitch Downgrades France’s Credit Rating

2.May.2023|

The assessment by Fitch ratings comes barely a week after Macron suggested that his government may be in danger as far-right leader Marine Le Pen continues to make gains. Fitch Ratings on Friday downgraded France's debt worthiness [...]

Political Peril Now “Everyone’s Risk”

21.April.2023|

More than 90% of companies have suffered a political risk loss in the last year. Nine out of 10 companies have suffered a political risk loss in the last year, according to a new report. [...]

No Place to Hide for Global Investors

13.April.2023|

No place to hide for global investors after days of government-shaking protests in Israel and France, the war in Ukraine and the most acrimonious U.S.-China relationship since the reign of Mao Zedong and the prospect [...]

Pirates Hijacked Danish Ship

5.April.2023|

The French navy found the hijacked “Monjasa Reformer” in the Gulf of Guinea but six members of its crew had been kidnapped. An oil and chemical tanker hijacked in the Gulf of Guinea has been located [...]

Kidnapping of Scientists Threatens Field Research

13.March.2023|

After kidnapping of a group of archaeologists and taken hostage, researchers are looking to beef up security and reassess risk. Scientists in Australia say fieldwork and international research collaboration in Papua New Guinea are in [...]

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