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 [...]

dwright2023-09-06T09:29:21+10:006.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 [...]

dwright2023-09-04T08:02:51+10:004.September.2023|

Papua New Guinea - In the Hela Province in the Papua New Guinea Highlands, is the site of extraordinary levels of armed conflict, which is a problem that has become progressively worse over the past [...]

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 [...]

dwright2023-08-15T07:00:09+10:0015.August.2023|

Taiwan - Lloyd's of London underwriters are leading insurers in raising rates and cutting the amount of cover they offer for risks involving Taiwan as concerns grow over possible military action by China. Insurers are [...]

dwright2023-07-11T13:04:46+10:0011.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 [...]

dwright2023-06-19T07:43:03+10:0019.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 [...]

dwright2023-06-15T07:07:15+10:0015.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 [...]

dwright2023-06-09T09:45:03+10:009.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. [...]

dwright2023-06-02T13:12:53+10:002.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 [...]

dwright2023-05-02T07:38:04+10:002.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 [...]

dwright2023-04-21T09:47:03+10:0021.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. [...]

dwright2023-04-13T10:55:30+10:0013.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 [...]

dwright2023-04-05T06:43:09+10:005.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 [...]

dwright2023-03-13T06:01:11+11:0013.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 [...]

dwright2023-03-03T06:21:06+11:0019.February.2023|

What Is A Surety Contract Bonds Surety Contract Bonds provide protection to the Principal of a Contract against the default of the Contractor. A Surety Contract Bond is an undertaking by an independent third party to [...]

dwright2023-01-12T07:21:25+11:0012.January.2023|

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Joseph Dunford, meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in his office in Jerusalem, and then tours Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum and lays a wreath at the [...]

dwright2022-12-20T06:43:00+11:0020.December.2022|

The risk of a sovereign default or profound debt restructuring has increased over the past three months. Ghana turned to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in July 2022 for a USD 3 billion financial support [...]

dwright2023-03-03T10:15:45+11:007.December.2022|

Bonded project portfolios outperform non-bonded portfolios A study conducted by Ernst & Young's (EY) - The Economic Value of Surety Bonds finds construction projects protected by surety have lower rates of contractor default, lower cost [...]

dwright2023-03-03T10:21:32+11:007.December.2022|

Further attacks on energy infrastructure are likely in the coming months – assessment Dragonfly's Security Intelligence & Analysis Service.  This follows explosions against non-operational gas pipelines in the North Sea, which Russia was very probably [...]