Political Risk

BMI View: North Korea is expected to convene its Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) in September, and this is likely to be accompanied by a reshuffle of senior officials. This in turn... 2008-08-01

BMI View: Pyongyang's long-awaited nuclear declaration, submitted on June 26, effectively lets the regime off the hook on a number of sensitive issues. Most significantly, North Korea... 2008-06-27

BMI View: Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping's forthcoming visit to North Korea will be aimed at shoring up bilateral relations, as Beijing prepares to hold a new round of 'six-way... 2008-06-10

BMI View: North Korea's submission of 18,000 pages of documents detailing its nuclear programme to the US should relieve external pressure on Kim Jong Il's regime in the near term.... 2008-05-12

BMI View: We believe the parliamentary elections on April 9 accorded President Lee Myung-bak with a firm mandate to pursue economic reform. Lee's most ambitious expenditure plans... 2008-04-10

BMI View: We see a marked improvement in cross-Strait relations and Taiwan's business environment going forward as the next president is likely to scale back regulatory restrictions... 2008-03-06

BMI View: North Korea's short-term political risk rating is stable at 79.0, reflecting our expectations of regime and policy continuity going forward. Our long-term political risk... 2008-03-06

BMI View: North Korea's failure to make a full disclosure of its nuclear programmes has reinforced our scepticism towards Pyongyang's official commitment to abandon its nuclear weapons.... 2008-02-07

The 2008 Olympic Games to be held in Beijing in August will be China's highest-profile public event to date, and will - at least symbolically - mark its emergence on the world stage.... 2008-02-07

BMI View: The landslide victory of Lee Myung-bak in the presidential elections on December 19 2007 heralds tax cuts, labour market reform and the dismantlement of regulations in... 2008-01-04