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06/04/2021

Client update: events in Jordan and wider context

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A turbulent three days Rarely a focus of global attention,…

10/03/2021

Countering financial crime with the help of AI and machine learning post Covid-19

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The majority of financial institutions’ efforts to combat financial crime…

03/02/2021

Aperio Intelligence webinar: Critical materials experts debate impact of higher sustainability standards

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On Wednesday 27th January 2021, Aperio Intelligence hosted a webinar…

01/02/2021

Military coup in Myanmar a severe setback for democratic and economic development

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The Myanmar military (known as the Tatmadaw) seized power on…

25/01/2021

Developing effective anti-financial crime controls in sub-Saharan Africa; the need for engagement not exclusion

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The banking industry in sub-Saharan Africa faces a number of…

Compliance pushed up corporate agenda in the Nordic region following recent scandals

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Over the past few years, a number of Nordic countries…

18/01/2021

Saudi Arabia’s futuristic desert cities: outside investors will need some convincing

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Ten years on from the Arab Spring, many are reflecting…

13/01/2021

As the pandemic recedes, will we see more instances of internal malfeasance?

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Covid-19 has wrought havoc in the global economy in ways…

03/12/2020

The race to secure rare earths: what will higher sustainability standards mean for investors in critical minerals?

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As the world’s largest economies transition to a greener future,…

19/11/2020

Peru’s political merry-go-round continues as the pandemic bites hard and the economy shrinks

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Peru’s deepening political crisis continued on 15 November with the…

La crisis política de Perú continúa mientras la pandemia golpea con fuerza y la economía se contrae

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La profundización de la crisis política en Perú continuó el…

16/11/2020

Countering terrorism in 2020: thwarting attacks while averting a clash of civilisations

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Nearly twenty years on from the September 11th attacks, countering…

29/10/2020

Jordan’s renewables sector; keeping the momentum up

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As the Middle East pivots towards a greener future, Jordan’s…

22/10/2020

The next step for Nagorno-Karabakh: will the EU implement sanctions?

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As violence continues to escalate in the conflict between Armenia…

16/10/2020

The FinCEN Files: a renewed push towards more effective AML/CFT efforts

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On 20 September, Buzzfeed News, in cooperation with the International…

13/10/2020

The end of an era: what will happen to the Belarusian IT sector?

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As protests in Belarus against the August presidential election results,…

06/10/2020

Made in Xinjiang: US sanctions trigger scrutiny of supply chains in western China

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Key takeaways US OFAC has imposed sanctions on Xinjiang Production…

11/09/2020

Joint declaration calls for political progress in Venezuela in order to discuss sanctions relief

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The US State Department issued on 14 August a declaration…

19/08/2020

Germany follows new pattern with human rights and environmental due diligence law

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New legislation, which is also being drawn up at EU…

14/08/2020

Belarus: Consequences of Lukashenka’s eventual departure from power

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A new government, likely to find Russian subsidies cut off…

03/07/2020

Russia’s plebiscite as a symbol of the Kremlin’s failing efforts to improve both Russia’s image and economic situation

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Once again, Russian voters have been asked to take part…

14/05/2020

Covid-19 and the ‘Ndrangheta: a frail symbiotic relationship

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Over the past month, it has become popular opinion that…

05/05/2020

ESG: With Covid-19, social risks are the new climate change

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Just a few weeks ago corporations were preparing hard for…

26/03/2020

Businesses seek compulsory EU regulation for human rights and environmental due diligence

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The results of a year-long study released by the European…

11/12/2019

Away with the system: The Arab Spring soldiers on

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A new wave of popular unrest across the Arab world…

04/09/2019

Evaluating the impact of Michael Calvey’s arrest on the Russian business environment

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2019 has all the chances of becoming one of the…

01/07/2019

Unfinished succession: Kazakhstan post-Nazarbayev

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On 19 March, Kazakh president Nursultan Nazarbayev, in power since…