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This week, Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso could be impeached – unless he exercises his right to dissolve the legislature before it can remove him: the political outlook appears complex however events of this week evolve. Brazil’s government continues to face challenges in Congress. Argentina’s inflation problem is getting worse with…
The first instances of nationalization since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine are indicative of a further worsening business climate for foreign entities, many of which are continuing operations in Russia or are going through a lengthy and complicated exit process. As anticipated, foreign businesses are also…
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan looks set to face his challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu in a runoff vote after neither passed the threshold needed for an outright win in yesterday’s elections. With 99.4% of the ballot boxes scrutinized, Erdogan can count on 49.42% of the votes while Kilicdaroglu is at 44.95%.
Welcome to this edition of the Weekly Political Compass from Teneo’s political risk advisory team! This week, we are taking a closer look at Thailand. Meanwhile, Japan hosts G7 leaders, Turkey’s president and his opponent are heading to a runoff election, legislators in Ecuador have been summoned for the presidential…
This spotlight explores key ESG-related market developments and their implications for corporates and investors. ESG in the News On May 10, the Republican led House Committee on Oversight and Accountability held a hearing with state Attorneys General related to ESG investing. The hearing focused on Republican allegations that inclusion…
Welcome to this edition of the Weekly Political Compass from Teneo’s political risk advisory team! This week, we are taking a closer look at Brazil’s central bank leadership. Meanwhile, Thailand is going to elections, Russia is celebrating Victory Day, and gubernatorial polls will be held in…
A month after the snap parliamentary elections, Bulgaria is not closer to forming a government. The EU is expected to extend tariff-free imports of agricultural products from Ukraine until June 2024, but some exceptions will likely be made for certain CEE countries. Multilateral talks on extending…
Welcome to this edition of the Weekly Political Compass from Teneo’s political risk advisory team! This week, we are taking a closer look at Serbia-Kosovo talks. Meanwhile, the leaders of Japan and South Korea will meet, Turkey’s election campaign is getting increasingly tense, and a fake…
China's Global Security Initiative (GSI) aims to build a diplomatic and security architecture to rival the US-led system of multilateral treaties, alliances, and institutions. So far the GSI remains ill-defined and largely re-packages existing Chinese-led forums, multilateral institutions, and security concepts, but Beijing will flesh out the initiative gradually. Process…
This spotlight explores key ESG-related market developments and their implications for corporates and investors. ESG in the News A group of 23 venture capital firms across the U.S. and Europe announced the formation of the Venture Climate Alliance, an organization that will define, facilitate and realize net-zero aligned pathways…
Unfortunately, and out of necessity, organizations have accepted cyber risk as a cost of doing business. For years, business executives have repeated the mantra “it’s a matter of when, not if” in reference to cyber-attacks. But the range of motivations for cyber disruption has evolved and geopolitics has become an…
Following Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock's visit to Beijing, the domestic debate about China policy continues among foreign policy elites. Compared to French President Emmanuel Macron, Baerbock took a more hawkish position. However, German foreign policy is made by coalition governments, not the president. As a result, Baerbock's stance must be…
