Archived post from legacy Decis reporting
Good morning.
It was a busy weekend: here are the headlines.
South Korea’s Parliament voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol for his declaration of martial law two weeks ago. Prime Minister Han Duck-soo takes over as acting president while the impeachment process continues. Courts have 180 days to decide Yopon’s fate. [SOURCE - BBC]
Anti-EU candidate Mikheil Kavelashvili was elected president of Georgia, raising fears that the country was being pulled back into Moscow’s orbit. [SOURCE - AP]
Two Russian tankers broke apart dramatically in the Kerch Strait between Crimea and Russia, reportedly causing significant spills of oil and petroleum. [SOURCE - G Captain] Compounding the potential damage is the lack of adequate insurance on many Russian tankers due to international sanctions, meaning that there could be insufficient funds to pay for the cleanup.
Israel announced plans to expand control farther into the Golan Heights to create a wider buffer zone with Syria, although most regional observers see this as an opportunistic land grab into Syria. [SOURCE - Reuters]
The US and European powers are establishing contact with the new Syrian regime despite a reluctance in Washington to de-designate Hayat Tahrir al-Shams (HTS) as a terrorist group. [SOURCE - Washington Post]
Cyclone Chido hit the French protectorate of Mayotte with estimates that hundreds, possibly thousands, have been killed. Mayotte is a French overseas départment, northwest of Madagascar. [SOURCE - France24]
Commodity and Rate Snapshot
🛢️ Crude Futures (WTI)
$70.52
🚢 Containers (FBX Index)
$3,659
💵 USD:EUR
$1.05 (Price of 1EUR in USD)
₿ Bitcoin
$104,671
As at December 16, 06:30ET - Data is illustrative, not for decision-making.
Financial data via Bloomberg, Freightos and AlphaVantage
Before we get to the ratings, I am very excited to share the latest from Decis Intelligence.
Dynamic Risk Tracking in the Decis Platform
Make the risk assessment update you, not the other way around
As risk managers, we spend weeks, maybe months, each year updating our risk assessment. It’s a key part of the job.
But the problem is 1) these become snapshots in time, unresponsive to events, and 2) the risk assessment takes up so much time and energy that the real work — the mitigation and risk management — is often rushed and under-resourced.
This has been a pet peeve of mine for a very long time so I am very pleased to announce that dynamic risk tracking is now part of the Decis platform.
Decis - Dynamic Risk Profiles Teaser Dec 2024
The original demo tour
Best of all, it’s very simple to set up.
1️⃣ You set up your exposure profile (i.e. countries that affect your operations), impact metrics and limits.
2️⃣ Decis dynamically recalculates your risk as the country stability ratings (or your impact metrics) change.
3️⃣ The dynamic risk profile immediately lets you see your overall exposure and when anything is hitting your pre-defined limits
The result: better, faster risk-based decisions.
Hit ‘reply’ and let me know if you want to set this up for your organization. Anyone signing up now can get full access to the Decis platform for free until December 31.
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
Don’t forget: sign up for a Decis trial now and get full access for free until December 31. Hit reply, and I’ll get you signed up, ASAP.
Carpe tomorrow!
