Libya
Top 10 operational risk losses of 2019
Fraud, embezzlement, tax evasion, subprime (still) and rogue trading – and Citi crops up twice. Data by ORX News
Banks face heavy burden from sanctions in the Middle East
Sanctions side-effects
Tough Middle East sanctions put AML under spotlight
Banks' anti-money-laundering processes will come under scrutiny in the face of tougher sanctions in the Middle East
Oil price outlook
At the crossroads
US Treasury lifts sanctions on Libyan oil subsidiaries
OFAC removes ban on transactions with several Libyan oil company subsidiaries
Slow return for Libya oil seen after Gaddafi topple
The overthrow of Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi may have sent oil prices falling in recent days, but a return to full oil production in Libya is not likely for some time to come due to on-going security issues, say analysts
Risk-managing the Middle East's revolutions
Risk-managing revolution
Libya and beyond: legal implications of force majeure
Legal systems
Oil and oil products markets buffeted by tsunami
Oil and oil products markets buffeted by tsunami
CDS spreads widen on Tokyo Electric Power Company
Ongoing radiation risk at Fukushima nuclear plant pushes up risk perceptions on Japanese power company
Japanese CDS spreads stable despite negative risk report
Moody’s report predicts earthquake will have severe impact on Japan's economy
Prolonged Middle East conflict could hit broader markets, say bond investors
With anti-establishment protests sweeping across the borders of Middle Eastern countries, the financial markets are holding their breath in anticipation of the final outcome
LNG supplies for EU could be diverted to Japan
European LNG supplies could be under threat as they become vulnerable to diversion into Japan
EU's Libyan asset freeze casts cloud over hedge fund FM Capital
FM Capital - a UK hedge fund with ties to Libya - gets HM Treasury licence to keep trading, but dealers are wary
Investors watch Saudi protests with interest
Sentiment in the bond markets has not been unduly affected by MENA tensions, but Saudi unrest could change that.
Oil options “frenzy” as corporates shift hedges in response to Mideast crisis
Mideast and Libya crisis fuels oil options “frenzy”
Firms must stay vigilant on transations amid Middle East unrest
Banks must be aware of the sources of clients' funds as unrest continues in Middle East
Volatility spike boosts oil options trading volume to all-time high
The sharp increase in oil price volatility resulting from political upheaval in Libya and across the Middle East has helped push the volume of oil options traded to a new all-time high
Middle East risk perceptions continue to rise
CDS spreads in the Middle East and eurozone are increasing as the price of oil spikes
CDS spreads widen in Bahrain and Morocco
Risk perceptions continue to rise in the Middle East and north Africa as Libyan crackdown ratchets up political tension