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Four Arrested Over Alleged Stuart MacGill Kidnapping
Stuart MacGill former Australian Test cricketer was reportedly kidnapped and held for ransom by an alleged criminal group on Sydney’s north shore. Four men have been arrested over the alleged kidnapping. MacGill played 44 Test matches for Australia and three One Day...
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Stening Simpson Group Announce 25th Work Anniversary Of David Wright
We are incredibly proud to announce the 25th Work Anniversary of David Wright. David commenced employment with Stening Simpson in 1996 and is a Director of the Group. What a milestone - Congratulations, David. It has been a pleasure working with you over the past 25...
Kidnapped Nigerian Schoolgirls
The 279 Kidnapped Nigerian Schoolgirls snatched by gunmen from a boarding school in Nigeria last week were beaten and threatened with being shot, they revealed after their release on Tuesday. “They started hitting us with guns so that we would move,” Farida Lawali,...
Boko Haram Spread into Northwest Nigeria
On 17 December, 344 schoolboys by Boko Haram who had been abducted from their school dormitory in northwest Nigeria were suddenly released after six days in captivity. Nigerians collectively sighed with relief. However, the involvement of Boko Haram in the...
Cyber Security – We Are Today At War Again.
Australians should not be under any illusion. The risk of cyber attack at a personal, government and corporate level poses a security threat greater than any Australia has experienced. It is far greater than we faced during the darkest period of the Cold War in the...
Country Risks Report – High Risk
Personnel on the ground should maintain a high level of vigilance due to the presence of considerable and multiple risk factors (high levels of insecurity, significant health concerns, social and/or political instability, etc)...
Country Risks Report – Critical Risk
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Political Risk in Global Energy
There are numerous examples of political risk affecting the operations and profitability of energy companies – sometimes very seriously. Stephen O’Sullivan, Senior Visiting Research Fellow at the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, discusses the three main risks from...
DFC $60 Billion U.S. Corporation
The DFC (Development Finance Corporation) represents an important new financing source for companies investing in emerging markets overseas, as well as in projects in the U.S. that enhance the domestic response to COVID-19. The recently launched DFC has up to $60...