Archived post from legacy Decis reporting
Good morning.
There were several major events over the weekend worth keeping track of, but before we get to those, a quick seasonal health warning because this can be the most dangerous time of the year for a lot of organizations.
Wait. Didn't Andy Williams tell us this was The Most Wonderful Time of the Year?
Yes, and for many, it will be. But all the excitement (and stress) of the holidays makes people distracted. Throw in a significant number days off, plus end-of-year deadlines, and the result is people are rushing to get more things done, in less time than normal, while their minds are elsewhere.
So make sure you’re monitoring what’s important and have some contingencies in place for the holidays and maybe streamline things to take account of the distractions there this month.
(On the plus side, February is a close second to September as far as great months to get things done so you can start planning your Q1 project now.)
On to the headlines.
Weekend Stories of Note
A loose coalition of Syrian opposition fighters, centered around Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), made major advances over the weekend, taking control of the second city, Aleppo, before beginning to move south towards Hama and Homs. This was the first major change in the battlefield in Syria since 2020 and the rapid fall of Aleppo is a major defeat for the Syrian regime. However, President Bashar al Assad and his regime still enjoy support from Russia which provides them with air superiority and the potential to repeat the “scorched earth” tactics used before. [SOURCE - Al Jazeera]
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Map - Al Jazeera
Large-scale protests broke out in Georgia over the weekend as the government suspended the EU ascension process. This is enshrined in the Georgian constitution, so the move is extremely controversial, although there is also some confusion. The Prime Minister, Irakli Kobakhidze, has issued statements that the suspension rumors are false. Meanwhile, the outgoing President, Salome Zourabichvili, who is a strong supporter of Georgia's EU membership, said she will remain in office amid calls that the recent election was fraudulent. [SOURCE - BBC live updates]
Kosovo is blaming Serbia for an explosion on Saturday that badly damaged a canal supplying drinking water and helping with power production. [SOURCE - Bloomberg]
Romanian election officials are recounting last week’s contentious first-round presidential vote. This takes place amidst protests against pro-Russian independent candidate Calin Georgescu, who took the lead in the first round and will face off against pro-European/NATO candidate Elena Lasconi in the final round on December 8. [SOURCE - Radio Free Europe] The FT has a profile of Georgescu here.
Canada is already reacting to Donald Trump’s tarrif threats. Following Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s surprise visit to Mar-a-Lago on Friday, the Canadian Public Safety minister said new measures would be announced in the coming ‘days and weeks’. [SOURCE - Bloomberg]
Commodity and Rate Snapshot
🛢️ Crude Futures (WTI)
$68.65
🚢 Containers (FBX Index)
$3,661
💵 USD:EUR
$1.051 (Price of 1EUR in USD)
₿ Bitcoin
$94,937
As at December 2, 05:30ET - Data is illustrative, not for decision-making.
Financial data via Bloomberg, Freightos and AlphaVantage
Global Stability Ratings
Here are the complete global stability rankings for all countries and territories covered by Decis Intelligence.
🇦🇫 Afghanistan is Unstable
🇦🇱 Albania is Weak
🇩🇿 Algeria is Stable
🇦🇩 Andorra is Stable
🇦🇴 Angola is Weak
🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda is Stable
🇦🇷 Argentina is Weak
🇦🇲 Armenia is Weak
🇦🇺 Australia is Stable
🇦🇹 Austria is Stable
🇦🇿 Azerbaijan is Weak
🇧🇭 Bahrain is Weak
🇧🇩 Bangladesh is Weak
🇧🇧 Barbados is Stable
🇧🇾 Belarus is Unstable
🇧🇪 Belgium is Stable
🇧🇿 Belize is Weak
🇧🇯 Benin is Weak
🇧🇹 Bhutan is Weak
🇧🇴 Bolivia is Unstable
🇧🇦 Bosnia And Herzegovina is Weak
🇧🇼 Botswana is Stable
🇧🇷 Brazil is Weak
🇧🇳 Brunei is Stable
🇧🇫 Burkina Faso is Unstable
🇧🇮 Burundi is Weak
🇰🇭 Cambodia is Weak
🇨🇲 Cameroon is Weak
🇨🇦 Canada is Weak
🇨🇻 Cape Verde is Stable
🇨🇫 Central African Republic is Unstable
🇹🇩 Chad is Unstable
🇨🇱 Chile is Stable
🇨🇳 China is Stable
🇨🇴 Colombia is Weak
🇰🇲 Comoros is Weak
🇨🇷 Costa Rica is Stable
🇭🇷 Croatia is Stable
🇨🇺 Cuba is Weak
🇨🇾 Cyprus is Weak
🇨🇿 Czech Republic is Stable
🇨🇩 Democratic Republic Of The Congo is Unstable
🇩🇰 Denmark is Stable
🇩🇯 Djibouti is Stable
🇩🇲 Dominica is Stable
🇩🇴 Dominican Republic is Weak
🇹🇱 East Timor is Weak
🇪🇨 Ecuador is Weak
🇪🇬 Egypt is Stable
🇸🇻 El Salvador is Weak
🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea is Unstable
🇪🇷 Eritrea is Weak
🇪🇪 Estonia is Stable
🇸🇿 Eswatini is Weak
🇪🇹 Ethiopia is Unstable
🇫🇲 Federated States of Micronesia is Stable
🇫🇯 Fiji is Stable
🇫🇮 Finland is Stable
🇫🇷 France is Weak
🇬🇦 Gabon is Unstable
🇬🇪 Georgia is Weak
🇩🇪 Germany is Weak
🇬🇭 Ghana is Stable
🇬🇷 Greece is Stable
🇬🇩 Grenada is Weak
🇬🇹 Guatemala is Weak
🇬🇳 Guinea is Unstable
🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau is Unstable
🇬🇾 Guyana is Weak
🇭🇹 Haiti is Unstable
🇭🇳 Honduras is Unstable
🇭🇺 Hungary is Weak
🇮🇸 Iceland is Stable
🇮🇳 India is Weak
🇮🇩 Indonesia is Weak
🇮🇷 Iran is Weak
🇮🇶 Iraq is Weak
🇮🇪 Ireland is Weak
🇮🇱 Israel is Weak
🇮🇹 Italy is Weak
🇨🇮 Ivory Coast is Weak
🇯🇲 Jamaica is Weak
🇯🇵 Japan is Weak
🇯🇴 Jordan is Weak
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan is Weak
🇰🇪 Kenya is Weak
🇰🇮 Kiribati is Weak
🇰🇼 Kuwait is Stable
🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan is Weak
🇱🇦 Laos is Weak
🇱🇻 Latvia is Weak
🇱🇧 Lebanon is Unstable
🇱🇸 Lesotho is Weak
🇱🇷 Liberia is Weak
🇱🇾 Libya is Unstable
🇱🇮 Liechtenstein is Stable
🇱🇹 Lithuania is Stable
🇱🇺 Luxembourg is Stable
🇲🇰 Macedonia is Weak
🇲🇬 Madagascar is Weak
🇲🇼 Malawi is Weak
🇲🇾 Malaysia is Stable
🇲🇻 Maldives is Weak
🇲🇱 Mali is Unstable
🇲🇹 Malta is Weak
🇲🇭 Marshall Islands is Stable
🇲🇷 Mauritania is Weak
🇲🇺 Mauritius is Stable
🇲🇽 Mexico is Unstable
🇲🇩 Moldova is Weak
🇲🇨 Monaco is Stable
🇲🇳 Mongolia is Stable
🇲🇪 Montenegro is Weak
🇲🇦 Morocco is Stable
🇲🇿 Mozambique is Weak
🇲🇲 Myanmar is Critically Unstable
🇳🇦 Namibia is Stable
🇳🇷 Nauru is Weak
🇳🇵 Nepal is Weak
🇳🇱 Netherlands is Stable
🇳🇿 New Zealand is Stable
🇳🇮 Nicaragua is Unstable
🇳🇪 Niger is Weak
🇳🇬 Nigeria is Weak
🇰🇵 North Korea is Unstable
🇳🇴 Norway is Stable
🇴🇲 Oman is Stable
🇵🇰 Pakistan is Weak
🇵🇼 Palau is Stable
🇵🇦 Panama is Stable
🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea is Weak
🇵🇾 Paraguay is Stable
🇵🇪 Peru is Weak
🇵🇭 Philippines is Weak
🇵🇱 Poland is Weak
🇵🇹 Portugal is Stable
🇶🇦 Qatar is Stable
🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo is Weak
🇷🇴 Romania is Stable
🇷🇺 Russia is Weak
🇷🇼 Rwanda is Stable
🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis is Stable
🇱🇨 Saint Lucia is Weak
🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is Stable
🇼🇸 Samoa is Weak
🇸🇲 San Marino is Stable
🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe is Stable
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia is Stable
🇸🇳 Senegal is Stable
🇷🇸 Serbia is Weak
🇸🇱 Sierra Leone is Weak
🇸🇬 Singapore is Stable
🇸🇰 Slovakia is Weak
🇸🇮 Slovenia is Stable
🇸🇧 Solomon Islands is Weak
🇸🇴 Somalia is Unstable
🇿🇦 South Africa is Weak
🇰🇷 South Korea is Stable
🇸🇸 South Sudan is Critically Unstable
🇪🇸 Spain is Weak
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka is Weak
🇸🇩 Sudan is Critically Unstable
🇸🇷 Suriname is Weak
🇸🇪 Sweden is Weak
🇨🇭 Switzerland is Stable
🇸🇾 Syria is Critically Unstable
🇹🇼 Taiwan is Weak
🇹🇯 Tajikistan is Weak
🇹🇿 Tanzania is Stable
🇹🇭 Thailand is Weak
🇧🇸 The Bahamas is Stable
🇬🇲 The Gambia is Stable
🇹🇬 Togo is Weak
🇹🇴 Tonga is Stable
🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago is Weak
🇹🇳 Tunisia is Weak
🇹🇷 Turkey is Weak
🇹🇲 Turkmenistan is Weak
🇹🇻 Tuvalu is Weak
🇺🇬 Uganda is Weak
🇺🇦 Ukraine is Unstable
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates is Stable
🇬🇧 United Kingdom is Stable
🇺🇸 United States Of America is Stable
🇺🇾 Uruguay is Stable
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan is Weak
🇻🇺 Vanuatu is Weak
🇻🇪 Venezuela is Unstable
🇻🇳 Vietnam is Stable
🇪🇭 Western Sahara is Weak
🇾🇪 Yemen is Critically Unstable
🇿🇲 Zambia is Weak
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe is Weak
Carpe tomorrow!
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