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Eurasia Group – Top Ten Risks for 2010
In the list of the top ten risks for this year as identified by the Eurasia Group, the U.S. – China relationship ranked number one, followed by geopolitical risks in Iran and fiscal challenges in “emerging” Eurozone members, compared to their more mature counterparts. The list of the top ten risks did not include such “hot spots” as Afghanistan and Iraq.

Highlights 

• Eurasia Group Global Trends Quarterly: First Quarter 2010 published by the Eurasia Group and PwC. This issue examines the growing concern with resource nationalism in emerging markets.
• Global Risk Report 2010 published by the World Economic Forum, highlights a number of slow-moving risks exacerbated by the more vulnerable environment created by the financial crisis and global economic downturn.
• Lloyd's: Waking up to a new world of risk news release with the responses of a cross section of experts who were asked to highlight potential risks to look out for in 2010 and beyond.
  
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News 

• MIGA is supporting two private equity funds, which are raising capital to invest in small-scale companies in Sierra Leone, by offering political risk insurance services.
• The African Trade Insurance Agency has received a US$1 million grant from the Government of Japan through African Development Bank to promote private sector development in Africa.
• Two Spanish companies from have launched a claim with ICSID against Mexico over the stalled opening of a toxic waste disposal plant built by them.
• Ecuador is proceeding with its withdrawal from thirteen bilateral investment treaties, including with the United States, United Kingdom and China.
• Moody's expects sovereign ratings for the Asia-Pacific region to remain resilient as the global economy emerges from the crisis.
  
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Events 

• 20th Annual Global Convention Insuring Export Credit & Political - February 22-25, 2010, London, United Kingdom
• Berne Union Spring Meeting - April 25-28, 2010, Helsinki, Finland (for members only)
• Infrastructure Investment World Asia – September 20-23, 2010, Hong Kong SAR, China
  
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Featured Partner 

• The Berne Union (officially, the International Union of Credit & Investment Insurers), is the leading international organization and community for the export credit and investment insurance industry. For more information on the Berne Union and its members, see the Berne Union’s partner page on PRI-Center.