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International Business Attitudes to Corruption: Overview

In this podcast, Nick Allan, head of Control Risks business in Europe and Africa highlights what he feels were the stand-out results from the recent corruption survey conducted for Control Risks by the Economist Intelligence Unit. 

German Elections 2013

David Lea, Senior Analyst for Western Europe looks ahead to next week's general elections in Germany.

Mexico Briefing

Dwight Dyer and Gavin Strong, Control Risks’ political and security risk analysts for Mexico provide a brief overview of our latest edition of the Mexico Briefing. In this podcast they discuss the government’s energy sector reform proposal and its implications for the private sector. And the current security environment in Michoacán and the threats it poses for businesses operating there.

Syria Strike Scenarios

Jonathan Wood, Senior Global Analyst at Control Risks and a team senior analysts from Control Risks discuss the rapidly developing situation in Syria.

Mexico Oil and Gas

In our latest podcast, Control Risks analysts Dwight Dyer and Gavin Strong discuss President Enrique Pena Nieto's proposed liberalisation of Mexico's oil and gas industry.

Egypt - more troubles

Instability in Egypt is again front of mind for investors in the Middle East and North Africa region. In this podcast Lucy Jones, Control Risks Egypt analyst discusses the latest developments.

 

Zimbabwe Outlook

In this podcast, Simiso Velempini Control Risks’ political and security risk analyst for Zimbabwe assesses the immediate and longer term implications of Robert Mugabe’s contentious, but convincing victory in the country’s recent elections.

North Africa - Troubled Transition

Following the recent troubles in Egypt and the prospect of further unrest in Tunisia, in this podcast, Control Risks analysts discuss the outlook for North Africa and in particular, Egypt, Libya and Tunisia.

Egypt: Business Update

Tensions in Egypt have been escalating in the run-up to the first anniversary of President Morsi taking office. In this podcast Lucy Jones, Control Risks’ political and security risk analyst for Egypt assesses the significance of the protests and the long term implications for business.

Syria: G8 Stalemate

Following the recent G8 summit, Steven Eke, Senior Analyst for Russia at Control Risks, looks at the status of relationships between US and Russia following talks over Syria.  

Turkish Spring?

Jonathan Friedman, Control Risks analyst for Turkey discusses the potential long and short term implications of the protests we have seen across the country.

Tunisia: state of transition

Geoffrey Howard, Control Risks’ Tunisia analyst discusses the state of the transition process in the country a couple of years on from the protests which led to the ousting of former president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali.

Colombia Peace Talks

Since late last year the Colombian government and the revolutionary armed forces of Colombia, Farc, have been engaged in peace talks in the Cuban capital Havana. Oliver Wack, Control Risks analyst for Colombia explains where we are with the peace talks and what the progress has been in recent months.

South Sudan: Back on Tap?

Matthew Burnard, Control Risks Analyst for Sudan and South Sudan on the implications of the recent resumption of oil production in South Sudan following the oil shutdown in January 2012.

Italian Elections 2013: Elections update

David Lea, Senior Europe Analyst at Control Risks discusses the progress in Italy on the appointment of a new Prime Minister.