News and Media
News and Media
dwright2024-07-11T07:25:10+10:0011.July.2024|
Some 47% of firms have experienced a political risk loss in excess of $50m and 96% said they have invested in political risk management capabilities. More than two-thirds of firms have reported supply chain disruptions relating to [...]
dwright2024-07-10T06:36:51+10:0010.July.2024|
Houthi militants attacks on the Red Sea have reinvigorated piracy networks in Somalia, with criminal groups growing in both number and force. The Yemen-based Houthi militants began attacking vessels in the Red Sea last year [...]
dwright2024-06-05T06:30:09+10:005.June.2024|
In a challenging year marked by geopolitical events, 69% of companies around the world reported supply chain disruptions due to political events. The findings found that 96% of companies have invested in new political risk [...]
dwright2024-05-31T10:51:41+10:0031.May.2024|
Construction Industry - From 3D modelling to artificial intelligence, here are three ways digital design tools are changing the course of construction. Construction design has come a long way from the days of drafting boards, [...]
dwright2024-05-15T06:32:10+10:0015.May.2024|
As the value of construction projects has increased, so have risks for project owners and contractors. It’s not uncommon today to find commercial building and infrastructure projects topping $2 billion. Layer in the uncertainty of [...]
dwright2024-05-10T06:11:05+10:0010.May.2024|
Uzbekistan - Long-Term Prospect Remains Positive Despite Recent Downgrade Of St Political Risk Rating Resilient And Strong Economic Growth The Uzbek economy has been very resilient to external shocks as real GDP grew strongly over [...]
dwright2024-04-23T07:00:01+10:0023.April.2024|
Fitch cut its outlook on China's sovereign credit rating to negative on Wednesday, citing risks to public finances as the economy faces increasing uncertainty in its shift to new growth models. The outlook downgrade follows [...]
dwright2024-04-20T06:45:33+10:0020.April.2024|
Ransoms - Nigeria will no longer pay ransoms to armed gangs that have plagued the country with kidnapping and extortion, President Bola Tinubu said. He made the statement as activists commemorated the 10th anniversary [...]
dwright2024-04-11T12:40:29+10:0011.April.2024|
Nigeria's Kidnapping Crisis - In early March 2024, more than 130 schoolchildren were kidnapped in Nigeria's northern state of Kaduna. Ten years after the Chibok schoolgirls' kidnapping, Nigeria is facing a resurgence of mass abductions. [...]
dwright2024-03-14T16:27:36+11:0014.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 [...]
dwright2024-01-22T12:28:57+11:0022.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. [...]
dwright2024-01-18T13:02:48+11:0018.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 [...]
dwright2023-12-06T16:13:47+11:006.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 [...]
dwright2023-11-20T06:44:58+11:0020.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 [...]
dwright2023-11-08T13:35:53+11:008.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 [...]
dwright2023-10-29T06:26:07+11:0029.October.2023|
Although mining activity in Peru is affected by a complicated political risk outlook that includes obstacles such as political instability, violent protests, organized crime activity and illegal mining, the sector continues to contribute 10% of [...]
dwright2023-10-16T14:21:43+11:0016.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 [...]
dwright2023-09-22T13:45:46+10:0022.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 [...]
dwright2023-08-25T07:03:19+10:0025.August.2023|
Cambodia - The Cambodian People's Party (CPP), the party of Asia’s longest-serving PM and Cambodia’s incumbent head of government, Hun Sen, won again the general elections by a landslide, securing 120 out of 125 seats [...]
